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Definition of Plumate
1. Adjective. Having an ornamental plume or feathery tuft.
Category relationships: Biological Science, Biology
Similar to: Feathered
Definition of Plumate
1. resembling a feather [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Plumate
Literary usage of Plumate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1881)
"Antennae plumate; eyes brown ; the cheeks and front in certain lights appear
hoary or silvery from inconspicuous down, in others black ; feelers ..."
2. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1837)
"... which lac-nun- are again so minutely divided IB to be almost plumate.
The branchial pouch has about 4 folds, and its net-work is very indistinct and lax ..."
3. Structural and Systematic Conchology: An Introduction to the Study of the by George Washington Tryon (1883)
"... plumate ; eaves projecting, long; sinus broad, shallow, laminate; girdle
narrow, with small scales; gills encircling. * * With girdle-pores. ..."
4. Structural and Systematic Conchology: An Introduction to the Study of the by George Washington Tryon (1882)
"... plumate ; eaves projecting, long; sinus broad. shallow, laminate ; girdle
narrow, with small scales; gills encircling. * * With girdle.-poren. ..."
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