| 词汇 | nuptial-plumage |
| 释义 | BETA nuptial plumagecollocation in Englishmeanings of nuptialand plumageThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. nuptial adjective uk /ˈnʌp.ʃəl/ us /ˈnʌp.ʃəl/ belonging or relating to a marriage or to the state of ... See more at nuptial plumage noun[ U ] uk /ˈpluː.mɪdʒ/ us /ˈpluː.mɪdʒ/ a bird's covering ... See more at plumage Examples of nuptial plumagenuptial plumage The nuptialplumage of both species is acquired by means of an incomplete molt before the breeding season. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They will moult again into nuptialplumage in winter or spring. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Some older males have remained blue all year, moulting directly from one year's nuptialplumage to the next. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They moult again into nuptialplumage in winter or spring. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. From a distance, the drakes in nuptialplumage appear grey, with a dark head, a yellowish behind, and a white stripe running along the flanks. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The blue breeding plumage of the male is often referred to as nuptialplumage. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Herons and egrets were hunted for their long, filamentous nuptialplumage used in the millinery trade from 1840 until prices rose to $32 per ounce in 1903. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Lesser scaup drakes in nuptialplumage are often said to be recognizable by the purple instead of green sheen of the head and a darker back. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Most birds moult, usually before and after breeding, resulting in a breeding or nuptialplumage and a basic plumage. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Many species undertake another moult prior to the breeding season known as the pre-alternate moult, the resulting breeding plumage being known as the alternate plumage or nuptialplumage. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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