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The peacock has colorful plumage.
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Rosemary tried on a feathery Keith Richards number that reminded her of a fancy bird plumage.
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Susannah Cahalan, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
Branch thinks that the female birds pick up on a signal—perhaps song complexity, or plumage color—which correlates with cognitive ability.
—Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
On a quiet residential road, a solitary quail chased its own forehead plumage across the street, between rows of single-story ranch-style retirement homes in shades of sand, cream and taupe.
—Andrew Ford, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2024
Characterized by its large, stout bill and black-and-white plumage, the Labrador duck was a sea duck that primarily fed on mollusks, crustaceans and other marine invertebrates.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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Susannah Cahalan, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
Branch thinks that the female birds pick up on a signal—perhaps song complexity, or plumage color—which correlates with cognitive ability.
—Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
On a quiet residential road, a solitary quail chased its own forehead plumage across the street, between rows of single-story ranch-style retirement homes in shades of sand, cream and taupe.
—Andrew Ford, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2024
Characterized by its large, stout bill and black-and-white plumage, the Labrador duck was a sea duck that primarily fed on mollusks, crustaceans and other marine invertebrates.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Plumage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plumage. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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plumage
noun
plum·age
ˈplü-mij 
: the feathers of a bird
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