Unfeathered

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Lacking feathers not-comparable

    "On most birds, the tarsus is scaly and unfeathered, but a few arctic species--snowy owls, ptarmigans, and rough-legged hawks among them--have feathered tarsi."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having no feathers wordnet
  2. 2
    not having feathers wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
aptericaptericfeatherlessfeatherlessfeatherlessfledgeless

Example

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"On most birds, the tarsus is scaly and unfeathered, but a few arctic species--snowy owls, ptarmigans, and rough-legged hawks among them--have feathered tarsi."

Etymology

From un- + feathered.

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