Meaning of PLUMAGE
| Pronunciation: | | 'ploomij
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| | Definition: | | [n] the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds |
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| | Synonyms: | | feather, plume |
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| | See Also: | | aftershaft, alula, animal material, bastard wing, bird, body covering, calamus, ceratin, contour feather, down, down feather, flight feather, hackle, keratin, marabou, melanin, pinion, quill, quill feather, scapular, shaft, spurious wing, vane, web | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Plum"age\, n. [F., from plume a feather.] (Zo["o]l.)
The entire clothing of a bird.
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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