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plumose
1. Resembling, having, or producing feathers.
2. Like a feather; with fine hairs branching from a central main stem.
2. Like a feather; with fine hairs branching from a central main stem.
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plum-, plumi-, -plume +
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“plumose”
plumose (adjective), more plumose, most plumose
A reference to hairs that are multiply branched and hence feather-like in appearance: It was interesting for Mary to learn that male mosquitoes had plumose antennae.
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Ant and Related Entomology Terms
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