Plumage synonyms

plo͝o'mĭj

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feather (related)
The definition of a feather is one of the flat slender growths that cover the bodies of birds.
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down
Down means the fluffy feathers of a bird.
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underparts (related)
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feathers
Plural form of feather
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plume
The definition of a plume is a feather or a group of feathers, or a cloud of material spreading from its source.
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plumaged (related)
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colouration (related)
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grey-brown (related)
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upperparts (related)
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glaucous (related)
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blue-grey (related)
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bicoloured (related)
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pelage (related)
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Find another word for plumage. In this page you can discover 14 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for plumage, like: feather, down, underparts, feathers, plume, plumaged, colouration, mantle, grey-brown, upperparts and glaucous.
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Plumage Sentence Examples

  • Cuckoos are abundant, some of them of lovely plumage, also rollers, kingfishers and hornbills.

  • Still it is brisk in its movements, and its variegated plumage makes it a pleasing bird.

  • Its striated plumage also favours this view, as an evidence of permanent immaturity or generalization of form, since striped feathers are so often the earliest clothing of many of these birds, which only get rid of them at their first moult.

  • As a whole, the birds of Papua are remarkable for their brilliance of plumage, or their metallic colouring.

  • The regiment fluttered like a bird preening its plumage and became motionless.

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