remex

Japanese: remex
remex

…three types of wing feathers can be distinguished. The remex (plural remiges), also called flight feathers, are the main organs of flight and are attached directly to the wing bones. Of these, those attached to the palm bone and the second and third phalanges are called primary flight feathers, and those attached to the ulna are called secondary flight feathers. …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…翼の羽毛は3種を区別できる。風切(かざきり)羽remex(複数はremiges)は飛羽flight featherともいわれ,主要な飛行器官で,翼の骨に直接ついている。そのうち,腕掌骨と第2・3指の指骨に付着しているものを初列風切primaryといい,尺骨に付着しているものを次列風切secondaryという。…

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