English dictionary
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English noun: quill | |||
| 1. | quill (artifact) pen made from a bird's feather | ||
| Synonyms | quill pen | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pen | ||
| 2. | quill (animal) a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | spine | ||
| Part meronym | Erinaceus europaeus, Erinaceus europeaeus, hedgehog, hedgehog, porcupine | ||
| 3. | quill (animal) any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird | ||
| Synonyms | flight feather, pinion, quill feather | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | feather, plumage, plume | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | primary, primary feather, primary quill, tail feather | ||
| Part meronym | wing | ||
| 4. | quill (animal) the hollow spine of a feather | ||
| Synonyms | calamus, shaft | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rib | ||
| Part meronym | feather, plumage, plume | ||
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