plume vs bastard wing

bastard wing vs plume

plume and bastard wing both are nouns.

plume is a verb but bastard wing is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
plume	Yes	No	Yes	No
bastard wing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, bastard wing is a hyponym of plume; that is, bastard wing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than plume:

plume: the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
bastard wing: tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing

Other hyponyms of plume include down, down feather, aftershaft, contour feather, alula, spurious wing, marabou, hackle, flight feather, pinion, quill, quill feather, scapular.

plume (noun)	bastard wing (noun)
the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds	tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing
a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness

plume (verb)	bastard wing (verb)
dress or groom with elaborate care
form a plume
clean with one's bill
deck with a plume
be proud of
rip off; ask an unreasonable price

Difference between plume and bastard wing

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