plume vs spurious wing

spurious wing vs plume

plume and spurious wing both are nouns.

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

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

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

plume: the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
spurious 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, bastard wing, marabou, hackle, flight feather, pinion, quill, quill feather, scapular.

plume (noun)	spurious 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)	spurious 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 spurious wing

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