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plumage
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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.

plumage
Noun
the feathers of a bird [Old French plume feather]

plumage  (plmj)
The covering of feathers on a bird.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.plumageplumage - the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
bird - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
down, down feather - soft fine feathers
aftershaft - a supplementary feather (usually small) on the underside of the base of the shaft of some feathers in some birds
contour feather - feathers covering the body of an adult bird and determining its shape
bastard wing, spurious wing, alula - tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing
marabou - the downy feathers of marabou storks are used for trimming garments
web, vane - the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft
hackle - long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants
quill, calamus, shaft - the hollow spine of a feather
flight feather, quill feather, pinion, quill - any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
scapular - a feather covering the shoulder of a bird
body covering - any covering for the body or a body part
ceratin, keratin - a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hooves
animal material - material derived from animals
melanin - insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers
Translations
plumage [ˈpluːmɪdʒ] nplumaje m

plumage [ˈpluːmɪdʒ] nGefieder nt

plumage [ˈpluːmɪdʒ] npiume fpl; piumaggio

plumage
n plumage [ˈpluːmidʒ]
the feathers of a bird or birds The peacock has (a) brilliant plumage. veredos ريش الطُّيور оперение opeření fjerdragt das Gefieder φτερά, φτέρωμα plumaje sulestik بال و پر höyhenpeite plumage נוֹצוֹת पक्षति perje tollazat bulu burung fjaðrir, fjaðraskraut piumaggio 羽毛 깃, 깃털 plunksnos apspalvojums bulu gevederte fjærdrakt upierzenie plumagem penaj плюмаж operenie ptičje perje perje fjäderskrud, -dräkt ขนนก tüy 羽毛 оперення, пір'я پر، پنکھ bộ lông chim


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