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alternate plumage

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.91 in modern English

Syllables
al-ter-nate -plumage
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The plumage that some birds adopt for courtship and breeding

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

alternate plumages (plural)

Questions

What does alternate plumage mean?
The plumage that some birds adopt for courtship and breeding

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