Found 2 items, similar to aftershaft.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: aftershaft aftershaft n : a supplementary feather (usually small) on the underside of the base of the shaft of some feathers in some birds
English → English (gcide) Definition: 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. [1913 Webster]