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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Hy·pop·ti·lum n.; pl. L. Hypoptila E. Hypoptilums   Zool. 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.
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