Definition of Plumages. Meaning of Plumages. Synonyms of Plumages

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Definition of Plumages

Plumage
Plumage 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.

Meaning of Plumages from wikipedia

- the juvenile plumage with an auxiliary formative plumage; the second a month or so later giving the formative plumage. Abnormal plumages include a variety...
- Male peafowl are known for their piercing calls and their extravagant plumage. The latter is especially prominent in the Asiatic species, which have...
- Barley (Hordeum vulgare), a member of the gr**** family, is a major cereal grain grown in temperate climates globally. It was one of the first cultivated...
- The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (Italian: L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo) is a 1970 giallo film written and directed by Dario Argento, in his directorial...
- A Plumage League to campaign against the excessive use of birds' feathers and plumage in ladies fashions was formed by Reverend Francis Orpen Morris and...
- Lavender or self-blue refers to a plumage color pattern in the chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) characterized by a uniform, pale bluish grey color across...
- in 17 genera. The members of this family are perhaps best known for the plumage of the males of the species, the majority of which are ****ually dimorphic...
- sea floor. The Mergini take on the eclipse plumage during the late summer and molt into their breeding plumage during the winter. There are twenty-two species...
- Members of this group are beloved for their brilliant red, yellow, or blue plumages seen in many of the breeding males in this family. Most species are monogamous...
- unnoticed at least partially due to its resemblance to certain preadult plumages of the sun conure. The sun, jandaya, and golden-capped parakeets all can...