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A bird's entire wardrobe, worn all at once and never washed.
means The full set of feathers covering a bird, often colorful and used for display, flight, or insulation.
from From the French 'plume,' feather, rooted in Latin 'pluma' — the soft down that first padded the word.
Costume changesMany birds molt into flashy breeding plumage seasonally.
Male flexBrightest feathers usually belong to courting males.
Not just colorStructure, not pigment, makes feathers iridescent blue.