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pluma meaning in English

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pluma noun
{f}

crest [crests](plume or decoration on a helmet)
noun
[UK: krest] [US: ˈkrest]

feather [feathers](branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds)
noun
[UK: ˈfe.ðə(r)] [US: ˈfe.ðər]

mantle plume(upwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle)
noun

plume [plumes](feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration, see also: )
noun
[UK: pluːm] [US: ˈpluːm]

plumada noun
{f}

pellet [pellets](Compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls)
noun
[UK: ˈpe.lɪt] [US: ˈpe.lət]

plumagem noun
{f}

plumage(collection of feathers covering a bird’s body)
noun
[UK: ˈpluː.mɪdʒ] [US: ˈpluː.mədʒ]

emplumado adjective

feathered(covered with feathers)
adjective
[UK: ˈfe.ðəd] [US: ˈfe.ðərd]

plumed(having or decorated with a plume or plumes)
adjective
[UK: pluːmd] [US: ˈpluːmd]

emplumar verb

plume [plumed, pluming, plumes](to adorn, cover, or furnish with feathers or plumes, or as if with feathers or plumes)
verb
[UK: pluːm] [US: ˈpluːm]

emplumar-se verb

plume [plumed, pluming, plumes](to congratulate (oneself) proudly, see also: self-congratulate)
verb
[UK: pluːm] [US: ˈpluːm]

filhote/filho/pássaro/etc. recém-emplumado noun

fledgling [fledglings](young bird)
noun
[UK: ˈfledʒl.ɪŋ] [US: ˈfledʒl.ɪŋ]