| NOUN | artifact | quill, quill pen | pen made from a bird's feather |
|---|---|---|---|
| animal | quill | a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog / hedgehog | |
| animal | quill, flight feather, pinion, quill feather | any of the larger / larger wing or tail feathers of a bird | |
| animal | quill, calamus, shaft | the hollow spine of a feather |
| Sounds | kwih'l | |
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| Rhymes | Advil ... zill: 102 rhymes with ihl... | |
| Meaning | pen made from a bird's feather. | |
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| Synonym | quill pen | |
| Broader | pen | A writing implement with a point from which ink flows |
| Spanish | pluma | |
| Meaning | A stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog / hedgehog. | |
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| Part of | hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus, Erinaceus europeaeus | small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines |
| porcupine, hedgehog | relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur | |
| Broader | spine | A sharp rigid animal process or appendage |
| Meaning | Any of the larger / larger wing or tail feathers of a bird. | |
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| Synonyms | flight feather, pinion, quill feather | |
| Part of | wing | A movable organ for flying (one of a pair) |
| Narrower | primary, primary feather, primary quill | One of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing |
| tail feather | feather growing from the tail (uropygium) of a bird | |
| Broader | feather, plume, plumage | The light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds |
| Meaning | The hollow spine of a feather. | |
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| Synonyms | calamus, shaft | |
| Part of | feather, plume, plumage | The light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds |
| Broader | rib | A riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant |