plumose

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plu·mose (pl

)

adj.

1. Having feathers or featherlike growths; feathered.

2. Resembling a plume; feathery.

[Latin plmsus, from plma, feather.]

plumosely adv.

plu·mosi·ty (-m

-t

) n.

plumose [ˈpluːməʊs -məʊz]

adj

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) another word for plumate

[from Latin plūmōsus feathery]

plumosely adv

plumosity [pluːˈmɒsɪtɪ] n

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Adj.

plumose - having an ornamental plume or feathery tuft

plumate, plumed

biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms

feathered - having or covered with feathers; "our feathered friends"

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