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• plumage — [[t]plu͟ːmɪʤ[/t]] N UNCOUNT A bird s plumage is all the feathers on its body …   English dictionary

• Bird ichnology — is the study of avian life traces in ornithology and paleontology. Such life traces can include footprints, nests, feces and coproliths. Scientists gain insight about the behavior and diversity of birds by studying such evidence.Ichnofossils (or… …   Wikipedia

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• Plumage — Plum age (pl[=u]m [asl]j), n. [F., from plume a feather.] (Zo[ o]l.) The entire clothing of a bird. [1913 Webster] Note: It consist of the contour feathers, or the ordinary feathers covering the head, neck, and body; the tail feathers, with their …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bird-of-par|a|dise — bird of paradise, a bird of New Guinea noted for its magnificent plumage. bird of par|a|dise «BURD uhv PAR uh dys», noun. a small plant of South Africa with orange and blue flowers and banana shaped leaves, somewhat resembling birds of paradise… …   Useful english dictionary

• bird of paradise — ► NOUN (pl. birds of paradise) ▪ a tropical bird, the male of which is noted for the brilliance of its plumage and its spectacular courtship display …   English terms dictionary

• plumage — ► NOUN ▪ a bird s feathers. ORIGIN Old French, from plume feather …   English terms dictionary

• plumage — [plo͞o′mij] n. [ME < MFr < plume, feather: see PLUME] a bird s feathers, collectively …   English World dictionary

• bird — birdless, adj. /berrd/, n. 1. any warm blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard shelled egg. 2. a fowl or game bird. 3 …   Universalium