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Pennated :: Pennated (a.) Winged; plume-shaped.

Pterophore :: Pterophore (n.) Any moth of the genus Pterophorus and allied genera; a plume moth. See Plume moth, under Plume..

Sea Feather :: Sea feather () Any gorgonian which branches in a plumelike form.

Pride :: Pride (v. t.) To indulge in pride, or self-esteem; to rate highly; to plume; -- used reflexively..

Egret :: Egret (n.) The name of several species of herons which bear plumes on the back. They are generally white. Among the best known species are the American egret (Ardea, / Herodias, egretta); the great egret (A. alba); the little egret (A. garzetta), of Europe; and the American snowy egret (A. candidissima)..

Bird Of Paradise :: Bird of paradise () The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus Paradisea and allied genera, inhabiting New Guinea and the adjacent islands. The males have brilliant colors, elegant plumes, and often remarkable tail feathers..

Semiplume :: Semiplume (n.) A feather which has a plumelike web, with the shaft of an ordinary feather..

Damascene :: Damascene (n.) A kind of plume, now called damson. See Damson..

Plume :: Plume (v.) A feather, or group of feathers, worn as an ornament; a waving ornament of hair, or other material resembling feathers..

Penned :: Penned (a.) Winged; having plumes.

Deplume :: Deplume (v. t.) To lay bare; to expose.

Plume :: Plume (v. t.) To pick and adjust the plumes or feathers of; to dress or prink.

Plumularia :: Plumularia (n.) Any hydroid belonging to Plumularia and other genera of the family Plumularidae. They generally grow in plumelike forms.

Plumous :: Plumous (a.) Having feathers or plumes.

Deplumation :: Deplumation (n.) The stripping or falling off of plumes or feathers.

Marabou :: Marabou (n.) A large stork of the genus Leptoptilos (formerly Ciconia), esp. the African species (L. crumenifer), which furnishes plumes worn as ornaments. The Asiatic species (L. dubius, or L. argala) is the adjutant. See Adjutant..

Displume :: Displume (v. t.) To strip of, or as of, a plume, or plumes; to deprive of decoration; to dishonor; to degrade..

Hypoptilum :: Hypoptilum (n.) An accessory plume arising from the posterior side of the stem of the contour feathers of many birds; -- called also aftershaft. See Illust. of Feather.

Gorgonia :: Gorgonia (n.) A genus of Gorgoniacea, formerly very extensive, but now restricted to such species as the West Indian sea fan (Gorgonia flabellum), sea plume (G. setosa), and other allied species having a flexible, horny axis..

Microlepidoptera :: Microlepidoptera (n. pl.) A tribe of Lepidoptera, including a vast number of minute species, as the plume moth, clothes moth, etc..

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