Rē'mi-gēs, n. pl.
n. pl. [Lat., from remex, remigis, a rower, from remus, an oar, and agere, to lead, drive; Fr. remiges.] (Ornith.) The quill-feathers of the wings of a bird, which, like oars, propel it through the air.
n. pl. [Lat., from remex, remigis, a rower, from remus, an oar, and agere, to lead, drive; Fr. remiges.] (Ornith.) The quill-feathers of the wings of a bird, which, like oars, propel it through the air.