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The peacock has colorful plumage.
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Women’s hats in the early 1900s were festooned with plumage from wading birds, many of which were killed in Florida.
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Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Females have gray and yellow plumage.
—Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Male peafowl, called peacocks, are known for their screeching calls and plumage, including a long train of feathers that’s displayed during courtship rituals.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
As temperatures drop and autumn gives way to the seemingly ceaseless snows of winter, some animals in northerly climes exchange their pelage or plumage of summer drab for the purest white.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
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Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Females have gray and yellow plumage.
—Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Male peafowl, called peacocks, are known for their screeching calls and plumage, including a long train of feathers that’s displayed during courtship rituals.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
As temperatures drop and autumn gives way to the seemingly ceaseless snows of winter, some animals in northerly climes exchange their pelage or plumage of summer drab for the purest white.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Plumage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plumage. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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plumage
noun
plum·age
ˈplü-mij 
: the feathers of a bird
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