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plumose
plu·mose P0383100 (plo͞o′mōs′)adj.1. Having feathers or featherlike growths; feathered.2. Resembling a plume; feathery. [Latin plūmōsus, from plūma, feather.] plu′mose′ly adv.plu·mos′i·ty (-mŏs′ĭ-tē) n.plumose (ˈpluːməʊs; -məʊz) adj (Zoology) another word for plumate[C17: from Latin plūmōsus feathery] ˈplumosely adv plumosity nplu•mose (ˈplu moʊs) adj. 1. having feathers or plumes; feathered. 2. like a feather or plume. [1720–30; < Latin plūmōsus. See plume, -ose1] plu′mose•ly, adv. plu•mos•i•ty (pluˈmɒs ɪ ti) n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | plumose - having an ornamental plume or feathery tuftplumate, plumedbiological science, biology - the science that studies living organismsfeathered - having or covered with feathers; "our feathered friends" |
plumose
plumose[′plü‚mōs] (vertebrate zoology) Having feathers or plumes. plumose
plu·mose (plū'mōs), Feathery. [L. pluma, feather] plumose (plo͞o′mōs′)adj.1. Having feathers or featherlike growths; feathered.2. Resembling a plume; feathery. plu′mose′ly adv.plu·mos′i·ty (-mŏs′ĭ-tē) n.plumose (plū′mōs) [L. plumosus] Having a delicate, feathery growth.plumose Related to plumose: plumose structureSynonyms for plumoseadj having an ornamental plume or feathery tuftSynonymsRelated Words- biological science
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