plumage
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The Franco-Belgian couturier referenced the extravagant plumage of a roseate spoonbill or the crested cockatoo alongside the humble crow, grey pigeon and magpie.
From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026
What some of these drably plumaged species lack in color and plumage contrast, they make up for in personality.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2025
Yet the malevolent flightless bird with a chip on his plumage isn’t the sole antagonist of “Vengeance Most Fowl.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2024
The male peacocks have the extravagant plumage to attract mates, while the females are a plainer colour.
From BBC • Aug. 28, 2024
At Zeus’s left flank rode Hera, her chariot pulled by enormous peacocks, their rainbow-coloured plumage so bright it gave Jason the spins.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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