Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In ornithology, the acquisition of plumage by a bird; the act of putting on plumage: opposed to ecdysis.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Biol.) The act of developing a new coat of hair, a new set of feathers, scales, etc.; -- opposed to
ecdysis .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun biology The act of developing a new
coat ofhair , a new set offeathers ,scales , etc.
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek a putting on.
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