plumate

adjective

plu·​mate

ˈplüˌmāt,

-mə̇t

: having a main shaft that bears many small hairs or filamentous parts

—used of bodily hairs, antennae, or similar structures

Word History

Etymology

New Latin plumatus, from Latin, covered with feathers, from pluma small soft feather + -atus -ate

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