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plu⋅mose

  [ploo-mohs]
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–adjective
1. having feathers or plumes; feathered.
2. feathery or plumelike.
Origin:
1720–30; < L plūmōsus. See plume, -ose 1

Related forms:
plu⋅mose⋅ly, adverb
plu⋅mos⋅i⋅ty  [ploo-mos-i-tee] , plu⋅mose⋅ness, noun
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plu·mose   (plōō'mōs')   
adj.  

  1. Having feathers or featherlike growths; feathered.

  2. Resembling a plume; feathery.


[Latin plūmōsus, from plūma, feather.]
plu'mose'ly adv., plu·mos'i·ty (-mŏs'ĭ-tē) n.
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Main Entry: plu·mose
Pronunciation: 'plü-"mOs
Function: adjective
: resembling a feather
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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