plumulaceous

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English

Etymology

plumule +‎ -aceous

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -eɪʃəs

Adjective

plumulaceous (comparative more plumulaceous, superlative most plumulaceous)

(zoology, ornithology) Downy; bearing down.

Coordinate terms

pennaceous

References

“plumulaceous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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