plumage

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• feathers - feathers feathers, outgrowths of the skin, constituting the plumage of birds. Feathers grow only ...
• bunting - bunting bunting, common name for small, plump birds of the family Fringillidae (finch family). ...
• molting - molting molting, periodical shedding and renewal of the outer skin, exoskeleton, fur, or feathers ...
• carpet: Other Rugs - Other Rugs In North America the Navajos and other tribes have for generations produced substantial ...
• killdeer - killdeer killdeer, common North American shorebird related to the plover and the sandpiper. It is ...

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