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单词 eclipse plumage
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eclipse plumage


noun Ornithology.

the dull plumage developed in some brightly colored birds after the breeding season.

Origin of eclipse plumage

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby eclipse plumage

éclat, eclectic, eclecticism, eclipse, eclipse period, eclipse plumage, eclipsing binary, eclipsing variable, eclipsing variable star, eclipsis, ecliptic
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British Dictionary definitions for eclipse plumage

eclipse plumage

noun

seasonal plumage that occurs in certain birds after the breeding plumage and before the winter plumage: characterized by dull coloration
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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