plumulaceous

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

plumule +‎ -aceous

Pronunciation[edit]

Rhymes: -eɪʃəs

Adjective[edit]

plumulaceous (comparative more plumulaceous, superlative most plumulaceous)

(zoology, ornithology) Downy; bearing down.

Coordinate terms[edit]

pennaceous

References[edit]

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

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