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

• 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。
• Old world gooselike duck slightly larger than a mallard with variegated mostly black-and-white plumage and a red bill.
  东半球象鹅的鸭子，比野鸭稍大，多数为黑白杂色羽毛，红嘴。
• A small North American quail ( Colinus virginianus) having brown plumage with white markings.
  北美洲一种小鹌鹑（山齿鹑），羽毛呈褐色，有白斑。
• Tropical birds in their brightly coloured plumage.
  羽毛鲜艳的热带鸟。它们色彩鲜艳，芳香怡人。
• Songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast.
  歌鸟，特征是身体上部羽毛略带褐色，胸部有斑点。
• Its plumage had turned grey.
  它的羽毛变成了灰色。
• Tropical American insectivorous bird having a long sharp bill and iridescent green or bronze plumage.
  美洲热带的食虫鸟，嘴长而尖，羽毛呈彩虹般的绿色或青铜色。
• 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。
• Common tern of Eurasia and America having white black and gray plumage.
  欧亚大陆和美洲普通的燕鸥，灰羽白背。
• Stilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings and nape of neck.
  太平洋西南部包括澳大利亚和新西兰地区的长脚鹬，身体大部分羽毛为白色，但翅膀和颈背为黑色。