Feather
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feather-174-7144729
title:
Feather
text:
Feathers are epidermal growths that form a distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on both avian (bird) and some non-avian dinosaurs and other archosaurs. They are the most complex integumentary structures found in vertebrates and an example of a complex evolutionary novelty. They are among the characteristics that distinguish the extant birds from other living groups. Although feathers cover most of the bird's body, they arise only from certain well-defined tracts on the skin. They aid in fligh
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Body-covering structure of birds
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feather
date created:
2002-04-30T04:13:20Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T04:09:19Z
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image:
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fields total:
13
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