plumage

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Feathers, either covering a bird or used ornamentally
Finery or elaborate dress
{n} fethers, a bunch of fethers
The entire clothing of a bird
The feathers that cover a bird's body
the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
Feathers of a bird
{i} feathers
A bird's plumage is all the feathers on its body. the feathers covering a bird's body (plume; PLUME)
The feather covering of a bird Also, a particular phase of appearance in a bird's life (for example, juvenal plumage, nuptial [breeding] plumage)
The entire feathery covering of a bird
the feathers of a bird
eclipse plumage
Dull or colorless plumage that certain birds, such as male ducks, acquire at the end of the breeding season
plumage

    Hyphenation

    plum·age

    Turkish pronunciation

    plumıc

    Pronunciation

    /ˈplo͞oməʤ/ /ˈpluːməʤ/

    Etymology

    [ 'plü-mij ] (noun.) 14th century. From Old French plumage (14c.), itself from plume 'feather' (from Latin pluma, "feather, down", from a Proto-Indo-European base *pleus- "to pluck, a feather, fleece") + -age
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