Definitions
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- noun (Zoöl.) Plumage; feathers.
- noun (Bot., Zoöl.) A dense covering, especially a hairy one; called also
indumentum .
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- noun zoology
plumage ;feathers
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- noun a covering of fine hairs (or sometimes scales) as on a leaf or insect
Etymologies
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Latin indumentum a covering. See indue, and compare induement.
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