noun. One of the feathers in the axilla of a bird's wing.

Same as axillary.

noun. In ornithology, one of the under wing-coverts of a bird, growing from the axilla or armpit, and distinguished from the under coverts in general by being the innermost feathers lining the wing, lying close to the body, and almost always longer, stiffer, and narrower than the rest. Commonly used in the plural.

adjective. Axillary.

adjective. Of or pertaining to the axilla or armpit; as, axillary lymph node, artery, or nerve.

adjective. Alternative form of axillary.

noun. Feathers connecting the under surface of the wing and the body, and concealed by the closed wing.

"Some have scars running completely across the chest, from one axillar to the other, whilst others have merely dotted lines; some have circles and semicircles formed on the apex of the shoulder, others small dots only."

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