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The peacock has colorful plumage.
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Their snow-white plumage matched the backdrop: The South Portico, the semi-circular columned structure that is part of the executive residence overlooking the South Lawn.
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
The grey ash trees and their mottled plumage were as one with each other, curving and branching to form a ceiling overhead.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
Among these flightless dinosaurs, plumage had a variety of other functions—from keeping warm to camouflage.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
On a quiet Sun City residential road, where a solitary quail chased its own forehead plumage, the crew of AirZona HVAC got to work installing a new air conditioner at a retiree’s winter home.
—The Arizona Republic, 23 July 2024
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
The grey ash trees and their mottled plumage were as one with each other, curving and branching to form a ceiling overhead.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
Among these flightless dinosaurs, plumage had a variety of other functions—from keeping warm to camouflage.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
On a quiet Sun City residential road, where a solitary quail chased its own forehead plumage, the crew of AirZona HVAC got to work installing a new air conditioner at a retiree’s winter home.
—The Arizona Republic, 23 July 2024
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“Plumage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plumage. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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plumage
noun
plum·age
ˈplü-mij 
: the feathers of a bird
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