Define the word Plumage"Plumage" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Plumage \Plum"age\ (pl[=u]m"[asl]j), n. [F., from plume a
feather.] (Zool.)
The entire clothing of a bird.
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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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"plumage" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
plumage
n : the light horny waterproof structure forming the external
covering of birds [syn: feather, plume]
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