plumose

English

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for plumose in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Spectacular example of plumose antennae on a moth in the family Saturniidae

Etymology

From Latin plūmōsus (“feathered”), from plūma (“feather”): compare French plumeux.

Adjective

plumose (comparative more plumose, superlative most plumose)

  1. Having feathers or plumes.
  2. Having hairs, or other parts, arranged along an axis like a feather.
    Male mosquitoes have plumose antennae
    a plumose leaf
    plumose tentacles
    Synonyms: feathery, plumelike

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

plūmōse

  1. vocative masculine singular of plūmōsus
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