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juvenal plumage: Meaning and Definition of

ju've•nal plum'age

Pronunciation: ( j'vu-nl), [key]
— Ornith. Ornith.
  1. the first plumage of birds, composed of contour feathers, which in certain species follows the naked nestling stage and in other species follows the molt of natal down.
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Juvenal juvenescent
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