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plumage, of birds: see feathers feathers, outgrowths of the skin, constituting the plumage of birds. Feathers grow only along certain definite tracts (pterylae), which vary in different groups of birds. ..... Click the link for more information. . plumage the layer of feathers covering the body of a bird How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| For instance, the bright-red paint used to depict flowers and birds' plumages was a common pigment from that era called cinnabar. Always tense and alert, his figures sport exotic plumages that advertise sexual availability. |
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