Crest (feathers)
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crest-feathers-165-1104597
title:
Crest (feathers)
text:
The crest is a prominent feature exhibited by several bird and other dinosaur species on their heads. It is distinct from features such as casques and cockscombs - sometimes erroneously referred to as "crests", which are bony and fleshy structures respectively. The crest is made up of semiplume feathers: a long rachis with barbs on either side. These are plumulaceous feathers, meaning that they are soft and bendable. In birds, these semiplumes are common along the head, neck, and upper back, and
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Avian plumage
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crest_(feathers)
date created:
2006-02-16T23:16:07Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T04:00:03Z
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fields total:
13
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16