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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

REMIGES

Rem "i *ges (rm "*jz ), n. pl. ; sing. Remex. (r. Etym: [L. remex, -igis,an oarsman. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The quill feathers of the wings of a bird.

 

Oxford Dictionary

remiges

remiges |ˈrɛmɪdʒiːz | ▶plural noun ( sing. remex |ˈriːmɛks | ) Ornithology flight feathers. Compare with rectrices. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘rowers ’, based on remus ‘oar ’.