plumage 的定义
- the entire feathery covering of a bird.
- feathers collectively.
plumage 近义词
等同于 tuft
更多plumage例句
- When it’s time to impress a potential mate, many birds rely on their eye-popping plumage.
- To begin investigating why some female jacobins have colorful blue plumage, Falk and colleagues captured and released over 400 of the birds in Gamboa, Panama, using genetics to determine their sex.
- If iridescent feathers lose heat as quickly as they acquire it, the sunbirds could use shade to cool off, blunting the effect of the hot plumage.
- Other experts have suggested that external factors, such as a poor diet or harsh climate, could ultimately affect the quality and color of their plumage.
- A patch of three oddly short feathers spotted among the fossilized plumage of Microraptor may be the first evidence of a nonbird dinosaur molting.
- Every sort of pelt, skin, or plumage was part of this collection.
- The Cowell of yesteryear has plenty of time to return in all his plumage.
- She adds that it was an adult male in full plumage, and that she saw it herself at Mr. Couch's shop.
- The two dead ones he brought me were one in red and the other in green plumage, and the live one was in green plumage.
- It was, however, still in the same green plumage when it was killed as it was when I brought it home, though it had moulted twice.
- I have, however, a Redshank in full breeding plumage, killed in Guernsey as late as the 23rd of April.
- There are two specimens in the Museum—a male in full plumage and a female or young male.