Aftershaft
a supplementary feather, usually small, arising from the underside of the base of the of certain feathers in many birds.
the of such a feather.
historical examples
only in the c-ssowary and emu among adult birds is the aftershaft as large as the main shaft.
encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 10, slice 2 various
noun
(ornithol) a secondary feather arising near the base of a contour feather
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