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noun
A developing feather on a bird, as it emerges through the skin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Broader terms: feather
History
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *pinnaz Proto-West Germanic *pinn Old English pinn Middle English pinne English pin English feather English pinfeather From pin + feather.
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