plumage
English Thesaurus
1. the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | body covering, |
| definition | : | any covering for the body or a body part (noun.body) |
| hypernym | : | animal material, |
| definition | : | material derived from animals (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | aftershaft, |
| definition | : | a supplementary feather (usually small) on the underside of the base of the shaft of some feathers in some birds (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | contour feather, |
| definition | : | feathers covering the body of an adult bird and determining its shape (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | marabou, |
| definition | : | the downy feathers of marabou storks are used for trimming garments (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | hackle, |
| definition | : | long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | scapular, |
| definition | : | a feather covering the shoulder of a bird (noun.animal) |
| part holonym | : | vane, web, |
| definition | : | the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft (noun.animal) |
| part holonym | : | calamus, quill, shaft, |
| definition | : | the hollow spine of a feather (noun.animal) |
| part meronym | : | bird, |
| definition | : | warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings (noun.animal) |
| substance holonym | : | ceratin, keratin, |
| definition | : | a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hooves (noun.substance) |
| substance holonym | : | melanin, |
| definition | : | insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | feather, |
| definition | : | cover or fit with feathers (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | plume, preen, |
| definition | : | clean with one's bill (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | plume, |
| definition | : | deck with a plume (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | feathery, |
| definition | : | characterized by a covering of feathers (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | featherlike, feathery, |
| definition | : | resembling or suggesting a feather or feathers (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | feather, |
| definition | : | cover or fit with feathers (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | plume, preen, |
| definition | : | clean with one's bill (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | plume, |
| definition | : | deck with a plume (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | feathery, |
| definition | : | characterized by a covering of feathers (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | featherlike, feathery, |
| definition | : | resembling or suggesting a feather or feathers (adj.all) |
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