About The Word Plumage
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Plumage
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What's The Definition Of Plumage?
[n] the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
Synonyms | Synonyms for Plumage: feather | plume Related Terms | Find terms related to Plumage: 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 Plumage In Webster's Dictionary \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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