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plumaged

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plum·age  (plmj)
n.
1. The covering of feathers on a bird.
2. Feathers used ornamentally.
3. Elaborate dress; finery.
[Middle English, from Old French, from plume, plume, from Latin plma.]
plumaged adj.
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Adj.1.plumaged - having or covered in plumage; often used as a combining form; "fully plumaged young bird"; "brilliantly plumaged parrots"
feathered - having or covered with feathers; "our feathered friends"


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Beneath the odorous shade of these magnificent trees fluttered and warbled a little world of brilliantly plumaged birds.
From The Earth To The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
Monkeys scampered about the deserted ruins, and gaily plumaged birds flitted in and out among the columns and the galleries far above; but no sign of human presence was discernible.
Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
As the gaily plumaged creature fluttered to earth its companions and the little monkeys set up a most terrific chorus of wails and screaming protests.
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