different between plumage vs macaw
plumage
English
Etymology
From Old French plumage (14c.), itself from plume (“feather”) (from Latin pl?ma (“feather, down”), from a Proto-Indo-European base *plews- (“to pluck, a feather, fleece”) + -age.
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: plo?om'?j, IPA(key): /?plu?m?d?/
- (obsolete) enPR: plyo?om'?j, IPA(key): /?plju?m?d?/
- Rhymes: -u?m?d?
Noun
plumage (countable and uncountable, plural plumages)
- (ornithology, collective noun) Layer or collection of feathers covering a bird’s body; feathers used ornamentally; feathering.
- 1969, Monty Python, "Monty Python’s Flying Circus" (Dead Parrot sketch)
- [Owner]: No no he's not dead, he's, he's restin'! Remarkable bird, the Norwegian Blue, idn'it, ay? Beautiful plumage!
- [Mr. Praline]: The plumage don't enter into it. It's stone dead.
- Synonym: (obsolete) pennage
- 1969, Monty Python, "Monty Python’s Flying Circus" (Dead Parrot sketch)
- Finery or elaborate dress.
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Translations
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ply.ma?/
Noun
plumage m (plural plumages)
- (ornithology, collective noun) plumage (a bird's feathers, collectively speaking)
- Synonyms: (falconry) pennage, plumée
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Further reading
- “plumage” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
plumage From the web:
macaw
English
Etymology
From Portuguese macao, from Tupian.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /m??k??/
- (US) IPA(key): /m??k??/, /m??k??/
- Rhymes: -??
Noun
macaw (plural macaws)
- Any of various parrots of the genera Ara, Anodorhynchus, Cyanopsitta, Orthopsittaca, Primolius and Diopsittaca of Central and South America, including the largest parrots and characterized by long sabre-shaped tails, curved powerful bills, and usually brilliant plumage.
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