| 单词 | plumage |
| 释义 | plumageWord family nounplumageadjectiveplumaged Birds plum·age /ˈpluːmɪdʒ/ noun [uncountableU] HBBthe feathers covering a bird’s body 〔鸟的〕全身羽毛，羽衣 the parrot’s brilliant blue plumage 那只鹦鹉亮丽的蓝色羽毛 Examples from the Corpus plumage• In adult plumage a barn owl is beautiful and Dawn was no exception.• He stood around, stiff, resplendent and uncomfortable in the brilliant plumage of a field marshals uniform.• Then an immature gannet came into view away out at sea, a huge bird, still in mottled dark brown plumage.• the duck's colorful plumage• With her bouffant hairdo, elaborate plumage, gushing charm and bright smile she is a caricature of a countess.• Sometimes a particularly bold individual will risk a real attack, swooping in from behind the owl and striking at its plumage.• Curved bill separates from godwits, whose rufous plumage is also distinctive in summer.• The distinctive black and white summer plumage of the male pied flycatcher.• Waders in winter plumage are not easy. (1300-1400) Old French plume; → PLUME |
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