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PLUMULE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does plumule mean?
• PLUMULE (noun)
The noun PLUMULE has 1 sense:
1. down feather of young birds; persists in some adult birds
Familiarity information: PLUMULE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Down feather of young birds; persists in some adult birds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("plumule" is a kind of...):
down; down feather (soft fine feathers)
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