lông ống
Definition
- Noun:
- Shaft of a feather; the quill: The main, central, hollow, and cylindrical part of a feather, to which the vanes (the soft, flat parts) are attached. It is the stiff, round stem.
- Flight feather; primary or secondary feather: In common usage, "lông ống" often refers to the large, stiff feathers from a bird's wing or tail that are used for flight. These feathers have a prominent, strong shaft.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Lông ống của đại bàng rất cứng và chắc. (The flight feather of an eagle is very hard and strong.)
- Trẻ em thường dùng lông ống gà để làm chong chóng. (Children often use chicken quills to make pinwheels.)
- Nhà sưu tầm cẩn thận làm sạch lông ống của con chim. (The collector carefully cleaned the shaft of the bird's feather.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is specific to ornithology and feather anatomy. It distinguishes the main structural part of a feather from the softer barbs and barbules (called "lông tơ" or down).
- In traditional crafts, "lông ống" from large birds were historically used as writing instruments (quill pens).
Variants and Related Words
- Lông vũ (n): feather, plume. The general term for a bird's feather.
- Lông tơ (n): down feather. The soft, fluffy feathers underneath the contour feathers, used for insulation.
- Ống lông (n): This phrase reverses the words and literally means "feather tube" or "quill," but it is less commonly used than "lông ống."
Synonyms
- Quill
- Shaft (of a feather)
- Flight feather (in common contextual use)
- Primary/secondary feather (specific types)
Related Idioms
- Nhẹ như lông hồng: (Light as a swan's feather) - Meaning very light in weight. While not using "lông ống" directly, it is a related idiom about feathers.
- There are no common idioms that specifically use the term "lông ống."