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innerweb en · NOUN

Etymology

From inner + web.

Meanings

  1. (of a plumage) an inner web
    • When closed, the tail appears dark brown, as the central pair of tail feathers have no or only avery little white at the base of the innerweb (12–18mm) which is in any case obscured by the uppertail-coverts. 2010, Ewan Urquhart, Stonechats:

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innerwebs Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

outerweb