Plumage
noun
The feathers of a bird all together.
The peacock spread out its colorful plumage in a display.
noun
The collective feathers on an arrow.
The plumage on this arrow allows it to fly straight in the air.
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Technical
noun
The decorative feathers or fluffy fur on some animals or insects.
The butterfly showcased a beautiful plumage.
noun
The feathers of a bird all together.
The peacock spread out its colorful plumage in a display.
noun
The collective feathers on an arrow.
The plumage on this arrow allows it to fly straight in the air.
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The decorative feathers or fluffy fur on some animals or insects.
The butterfly showcased a beautiful plumage.
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Bird Species
Plumage varies by bird species and can indicate age or sex.
Male cardinals have brighter plumage than females.
Pro Tip 2/3Display Purpose
Birds may use plumage to attract mates or intimidate rivals.
The bird puffed up its plumage to appear larger.
Pro Tip 3/3Seasonal Change
Some birds change plumage seasonally for camouflage or mating.
Ducks have more colorful plumage during mating season.
Pro Tip 1/3Bird Species
Plumage varies by bird species and can indicate age or sex.
Male cardinals have brighter plumage than females.
Pro Tip 2/3Display Purpose
Birds may use plumage to attract mates or intimidate rivals.
The bird puffed up its plumage to appear larger.
Pro Tip 3/3Seasonal Change
Some birds change plumage seasonally for camouflage or mating.
Ducks have more colorful plumage during mating season.
Pro Tip 1/3Bird Species
Plumage varies by bird species and can indicate age or sex.
Male cardinals have brighter plumage than females.
Pro Tip 2/3Display Purpose
Birds may use plumage to attract mates or intimidate rivals.
The bird puffed up its plumage to appear larger.
Pro Tip 3/3Seasonal Change
Some birds change plumage seasonally for camouflage or mating.
Ducks have more colorful plumage during mating season.
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Video examples
How pigeons took over...
people selected for traits like head plumage and fabulously feathered feet. As we carried pigeons around the world, they escaped or were released, forming the wild urban flocks we're familiar with today. Pigeons are now one of the most abundant, widespread species on the planet, managing to thrive in chaotic cities.
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If You Were a Tree... -...
the branches of the trees that keep reaching for the canopy those branches that are below they drop dead because there's no sunlight to sustain them I don't want to be just sort of a just leaves on the top I want full plumage I want to be old and wise in the middle of
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Safari Live - Day 261 PIPE...
sure said ostrich did I said giraffe James James doesn't believe I said giraffe sorry everybody if I did well it's clearly not a giraffe it is an ostrich beautiful ostrich with the black and white plumage so essentially the reason why males are black and females
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Can wildlife adapt to...
because nowadays, they're brown. The brown color variant is the genetically dominant form of plumage in this species, but historically, the recessive pale gray variant triumphed because of its selective advantage in helping these predators blend in.
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The evolution of the...
geese had no idea what their plumage was was writing technology influences form it does not have the same attachment to meaning as we do so in the future I anticipate that writing will be even easier and even quicker and require even
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Budgie Courtship Ritual...
no he has a retention females prefer males that really shine the more his plumage absorbs UV sitter and healthy are here she's impressed and invites him to premium the budgie sensory world continues under our radar as it does
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Reimagining Dinosaurs PIPE...
so much work on uh these really exceptional you know feathered dinosaurs we have a question from the audience about uh about plumage about skin and about coloration i mean this has been such an important
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Glamorous Birds PIPE Battle...
world's greatest glamour boys the red-capped Manakin they're born showman designed to dazzle with each trying to outshine the others with their brilliant plumage fancy footwork and startling wings net
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Safari Live - Day 257 PIPE...
you know better dear juvenile battery of course and takes them about eight years to reach their adult plumage well I'm gonna just sit there for a little bit and hopefully a
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Dancing Birds of...
movements a sign of their common ancestry the male's dazzling and distinctive plumage helps the female pick a mate of her own count
Video examples
How pigeons took over...
people selected for traits like head plumage and fabulously feathered feet. As we carried pigeons around the world, they escaped or were released, forming the wild urban flocks we're familiar with today. Pigeons are now one of the most abundant, widespread species on the planet, managing to thrive in chaotic cities.
Video examples
If You Were a Tree... -...
the branches of the trees that keep reaching for the canopy those branches that are below they drop dead because there's no sunlight to sustain them I don't want to be just sort of a just leaves on the top I want full plumage I want to be old and wise in the middle of
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 261 PIPE...
sure said ostrich did I said giraffe James James doesn't believe I said giraffe sorry everybody if I did well it's clearly not a giraffe it is an ostrich beautiful ostrich with the black and white plumage so essentially the reason why males are black and females
Video examples
Can wildlife adapt to...
because nowadays, they're brown. The brown color variant is the genetically dominant form of plumage in this species, but historically, the recessive pale gray variant triumphed because of its selective advantage in helping these predators blend in.
Video examples
The evolution of the...
geese had no idea what their plumage was was writing technology influences form it does not have the same attachment to meaning as we do so in the future I anticipate that writing will be even easier and even quicker and require even
Video examples
Budgie Courtship Ritual...
no he has a retention females prefer males that really shine the more his plumage absorbs UV sitter and healthy are here she's impressed and invites him to premium the budgie sensory world continues under our radar as it does
Video examples
Reimagining Dinosaurs PIPE...
so much work on uh these really exceptional you know feathered dinosaurs we have a question from the audience about uh about plumage about skin and about coloration i mean this has been such an important
Video examples
Glamorous Birds PIPE Battle...
world's greatest glamour boys the red-capped Manakin they're born showman designed to dazzle with each trying to outshine the others with their brilliant plumage fancy footwork and startling wings net
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 257 PIPE...
you know better dear juvenile battery of course and takes them about eight years to reach their adult plumage well I'm gonna just sit there for a little bit and hopefully a
Video examples
Dancing Birds of...
movements a sign of their common ancestry the male's dazzling and distinctive plumage helps the female pick a mate of her own count
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Jonathan Franzen
American Novelist
Only in my 40s did I become a person whose heart lifts whenever he hears a grosbeak singing or a towhee calling, and who hurries out to see a golden plover that's been reported in the neighbourhood, just because it's a beautiful bird, with truly golden plumage, and has flown all the way from Alaska.
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Kate Christensen
American Novelist
Across the Atlantic, in the scattered, far-flung, rural settlements of colonial America, hospitality had become a central concern, and hostesses, like peacocks displaying their iridescent plumage, tried to outdo one another with their creative food displays.
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Rosecrans Baldwin
American Novelist
My father-in-law has ear hair like a wolverine. It fans out from the auricles, wafting from the ridge lines like cilia, like gray feathered plumage.
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Christian Louboutin
French Designer
I always loved fish for the colors and birds for the plumage. In the same way, I loved those women of the cabaret. They were birds of paradise.
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Saadi
Iranian Poet
People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet.
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Peter R. Grant
American Scientist
The theory of founder effects does not explain how novel features like plumage traits arise.
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Peter R. Grant
American Scientist
Plumage features constitute a major component of courtship signals.
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Jonathan Franzen
American Novelist
Only in my 40s did I become a person whose heart lifts whenever he hears a grosbeak singing or a towhee calling, and who hurries out to see a golden plover that's been reported in the neighbourhood, just because it's a beautiful bird, with truly golden plumage, and has flown all the way from Alaska.
Quote examples
Kate Christensen
American Novelist
Across the Atlantic, in the scattered, far-flung, rural settlements of colonial America, hospitality had become a central concern, and hostesses, like peacocks displaying their iridescent plumage, tried to outdo one another with their creative food displays.
Quote examples
Rosecrans Baldwin
American Novelist
My father-in-law has ear hair like a wolverine. It fans out from the auricles, wafting from the ridge lines like cilia, like gray feathered plumage.
Quote examples
Christian Louboutin
French Designer
I always loved fish for the colors and birds for the plumage. In the same way, I loved those women of the cabaret. They were birds of paradise.
Quote examples
Saadi
Iranian Poet
People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet.
Quote examples
Peter R. Grant
American Scientist
The theory of founder effects does not explain how novel features like plumage traits arise.
Quote examples
Peter R. Grant
American Scientist
Plumage features constitute a major component of courtship signals.
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