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juvenal plumage

[ joo-vuh-nl ]
/ ˈdʒu və nl /

noun Ornithology.

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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Nearby words

juv., juvara, juvarra, juvarra, filippo, juvenal, juvenal plumage, juvenescence, juvenescent, juvenile, juvenile cataract, juvenile cell

Origin of juvenal plumage

< Latin juvenālis youthful, equivalent to juven(is) young man or woman + -ālis -al1
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