Crossword clues for aftershaft
The Collaborative International Dictionary
aftershaft
Hypoptilum \Hy*pop"ti*lum\, n.; pl. L. Hypoptila, E. Hypoptilums. [NL., fr. Gr. "ypo` beneath + ? down.] (Zo["o]l.) An accessory plume arising from the posterior side of the stem of the contour feathers of many birds; -- called also aftershaft. See Illust. of Feather.
Wiktionary
aftershaft
n. (context ornithology English) An accessory plume arising from the posterior of the contour feathers of many birds.
WordNet
aftershaft
n. a supplementary feather (usually small) on the underside of the base of the shaft of some feathers in some birds
Usage examples of "aftershaft".
Heedless of any archers whomight still be lurking in the trees, she sent shaft aftershaft at the swordsmen running at her, downingthree of them.