• (n. pl.) The quill feathers of the wings of a bird.
Wing feathers that are used in flight.
Flight feathers, including the primaries and secondaries but not their coverts.
flight feathers located on the wings
Rem'i·ges noun plural ; sing. 
plural of remex
the flight feathers of a wing - stiff and large.
The primary and the secondary feathers are together called remiges.
The longest wing feathers, also called the flight feathers of the wings; they include the primary and secondary feathers.
The primaries and secondaries combined
Flight or wing feathers.
flight feathers. 
Refers to the flight feathers-primaries, secondaries, and tertials.