plume vs marabou

marabou vs plume

plume and marabou both are nouns.

plume is a verb but marabou is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
plume	Yes	No	Yes	No
marabou	Yes	No	No	No

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

plume: the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
marabou: the downy feathers of marabou storks are used for trimming garments

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

plume (noun)	marabou (noun)
the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds	large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments
a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament	the downy feathers of marabou storks are used for trimming garments
anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness

plume (verb)	marabou (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 marabou

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