Pluma

This article is about the singular term and affix. For the plural term, see Plumas.
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Plumage phenotype: bottom side of a primary feather of a Buzzard

The term Pluma[1] and the affix ~pluma~ (Latin: plūma "feather")[2] may refer to:

In birds

In natural sciences

In computing

In places

In other uses

References

  1. 1 2 Valpy, Francis Edward Jackson (1828). An Etymological Dictionary of the Latin Language. London: Trinity College, Cambridge. p. 348. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  2. Harper, Douglas. "pluma". Etymonline.com. Retrieved 24 April 2015.

See also

Pennatulacea ("Sea feather"; Virgularia sp.)
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