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plumage
(encz) | plumage,opeření n: Zdeněk Brož |
Plumage
(gcide) | Plumage \Plum"age\ (pl[=u]m"[asl]j), n. [F., from plume a
feather.] (Zool.)
The entire clothing of a bird.
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Note: It consist of the contour feathers, or the ordinary
feathers covering the head, neck, and body; the tail
feathers, with their upper and lower coverts; the wing
feathers, including primaries, secondaries, and
tertiaries, with their coverts; and the down which lies
beneath the contour feathers. See Illust. under Bird.
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plumage
(wn) | plumage
n 1: the light horny waterproof structure forming the external
covering of birds [syn: feather, plume, plumage] |
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plumaged
(encz) | plumaged, adj: |
Plumage
(gcide) | Plumage \Plum"age\ (pl[=u]m"[asl]j), n. [F., from plume a
feather.] (Zool.)
The entire clothing of a bird.
[1913 Webster]
Note: It consist of the contour feathers, or the ordinary
feathers covering the head, neck, and body; the tail
feathers, with their upper and lower coverts; the wing
feathers, including primaries, secondaries, and
tertiaries, with their coverts; and the down which lies
beneath the contour feathers. See Illust. under Bird.
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plumaged
(wn) | plumaged
adj 1: having or covered in plumage; often used as a combining
form; "fully plumaged young bird"; "brilliantly plumaged
parrots" |
velvety-plumaged
(wn) | velvety-plumaged
adj 1: plumage resembling velvet |
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