tertial

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tertial

/ˈtɝʃl̩/ US
/ˈtɜːʃl̩/ UK

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)ʃəl

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From Latin tertius (“third”); the tertial feathers are the third row of feathers. By surface analysis, terti- + -al.

noun tertials

Any flight feather attached to the humerus (upper arm) of a bird. He continues — "There was the same rear up, with the head bent down, followed by an upjerk of the hind parts; the long sickle-shaped tertials, so noticeable in this species, seemed little if at all expanded, […]

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@misc{tertial_2026,
  title = {tertial},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tertial},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}