featherlike

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Fossils show that many dinosaurs and flying pterosaurs sported feather and featherlike body coverings.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 30, 2022

As the name suggests, featherwing beetles sport bristled, featherlike wings.

From Scientific American • Mar. 21, 2022

“They’ve got this beautiful, ornate crown cup, and little, tiny featherlike projections sticking out of them,” Mr. Hollingworth said, describing the sea lily fossil.

From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2021

Her views were changed, she said, when she saw the systematic arrangement of the featherlike branches.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 21, 2018

She was making her final knots behind me when I felt a vague, featherlike touch on my shoulder, almost insensible through the nahlrout that numbed me.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss