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Noun Concept

Categories: Feathers, Bird products, Bird anatomy

feather plume plumage feathers barbule

The light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds WordNet 3.0

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The light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Feathers are epidermal growths that form a distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on both avian and some non-avian dinosaurs and other archosaurs. Wikipedia

Plumage is a layer of feathers that covers a bird and the pattern, colour, and arrangement of those feathers. Wikipedia

The layer of feathers that cover a bird Wikipedia Disambiguation

Body-covering structure of birds Wikidata

pattern, colour, and arrangement of a bird's layer of feathers Wikidata

A branching, hair-like structure that grows on the skin of birds and protects them against coldness and water and allows their wings to create lift. OmegaWiki

The light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds. OmegaWiki

Any of the secondary barbs that form a fringe of small projections on a feather. OmegaWiki

One of the two shims of the three-piece stone-splitting tool known as plug and feather or plug and feathers; the feathers are placed in a borehole and then a wedge is driven between them, causing the stone to split. Wiktionary

Layer or collection of feathers covering a bird’s body; feathers used ornamentally. Wiktionary

Collection of feathers covering a bird’s body. Wiktionary (translation)

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