plumage

英 [ˈpluːmɪdʒ]

美 [ˈpluːmɪdʒ]

n.  (鸟的)全身羽毛

复数：plumages　过去式：plumaged　

TOEFL

Collins.1 / BNC.12884 / COCA.21782

牛津词典

noun

• （鸟的）全身羽毛
  the feathers covering a bird's body

柯林斯词典

• （鸟的）全身羽毛
  A bird'splumageis all the feathers on its body.

英英释义

noun

• the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
  Synonym:featherplume

双语例句

• The plumage of female and juvenile Painted Buntings is green and yellow-green, serving as camouflage.
  对女性和少年彩绘班丁斯羽毛是绿色和黄色，绿色，迷彩服务。
• Both whoopers and snow geese have white plumage with black wingtips, so the hunting season demands strict control.
  鸣鹤和雪鹅都有白色的翅膀，但翼尖是黑色的，因此在狩猎季节里，要严格控制对它们的捕猎。
• The bright plumage of a parrot made it beloved by people.
  鹦鹉的一身华丽羽毛使人们很爱它。
• A common Old World bird ( Columba oenas) having grayish plumage.
  欧洲大陆的一种常见的鸟（欧鸽），有灰色羽毛。
• One of the most ostentatiously adorned creatures on Earth, the peacock uses its brilliant plumage to entice females.
  一只装饰华丽的动物在地球上，雄性孔雀用它的闪耀的羽毛去奉承和诱惑雌性孔雀。
• Tropical American bluejay-like bird having greenish and bluish plumage.
  羽毛带绿色和蓝色的美洲热带鸟，外形象北美产的一种蓝色鸟。
• The costs of melanin-based plumage and iridescence are clearly different from this.
  黑色素翅膀和彩虹色翅膀的代价与上面却完全不同。
• Its body plumage suddenly began to ruffle and swell.
  它全身的羽毛突然竖了起来，胀得鼓鼓的。
• The first group had their plumage colour enhanced with a marker pen.
  第一组鸟的羽毛被用彩笔加强了色彩。
• Common large songbird of eastern United States having reddish-brown plumage.
  美国东部普通的大型歌鸟，羽毛为红褐色。