plume vs flight feather

flight feather vs plume

plume and flight feather both are nouns.

plume is a verb but flight feather is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
plume	Yes	No	Yes	No
flight feather	Yes	No	No	No

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

plume: the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
flight feather: any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird

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

plume (noun)	flight feather (noun)
the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds	any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness

plume (verb)	flight feather (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 flight feather

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