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 Definitions for plumage: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Plumage \Plum"age\ (pl[=u]m"[asl]j), n. [F., from plume a
feather.] (Zool.)
The entire clothing of a bird.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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plumage
n : the light horny waterproof structure forming the external
covering of birds [syn: feather, plume]
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