plumage
IPA: pɫˈumʌdʒ
noun
- (ornithology, collective noun) Layer or collection of feathers covering a bird’s body; feathers used ornamentally; feathering.
- Finery or elaborate dress.
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Examples of "plumage" in Sentences
- The plumage of the wrens is soft.
- The rest of the plumage is green.
- Notice the plumage difference in the chest.
- The friarbirds generally have drab plumage.
- The plumage varies among the four subspecies.
- The plumage of the male and female is similar.
- The casting of plumage is examined in the same manner.
- The courtship ritual, like the plumage, is rather showy.
- The different forms vary principally in the darkness of the plumage.
- The blue breeding plumage of the male is often referred to as nuptial plumage.