feathers

Synonyms

quill ruff down speculum tertiary feather plumage plume fledge floss plumed kapok feathering. cowlick feathered
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Phrases with the word

dots, not feathers the feathers fly ruffle someone's feathers fluff one's feathers feathers fly remove the feathers from

Examples

Additionally, male eastern kingbirds often erect their head feathers in a slight crest, whereas females’ heads remain less crested, if at all. Source: Internet

According to paleontologist Alan Turner, V. mongoliensis restored by Matthew Martyniuk (2006) showing the large wing feathers evidenced by fossil quill knobs. Source: Internet

After two to three months out of the nest, the juvenile bird grows some orange feathers under its chin and over a similar period this patch gradually extends to complete the adult appearance. Source: Internet

All parkas were decorated with bird feathers, beard bristles of seal and sea-lion, beaks of sea parrots, bird claws, sea otter fur, dyed leather, and caribou hair sewn in the seams. Source: Internet

A feather with no pigment The blues and bright greens of many parrots are produced by constructive interference of light reflecting from different layers of structures in feathers. Source: Internet

After the innermost tertiaries are moulted, the secondaries starting from the innermost begin to drop and this proceeds to the outer feathers (centrifugal moult). Source: Internet