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Plumage vs Grackle - What's the difference?

plumage | grackle |

As nouns the difference between plumage and grackle

is that plumage is feathers, either covering a bird or used ornamentally while grackle is any of several American blackbirds of the genus Quiscalus having iridescent plumage.

plumage

English

Noun

  • Feathers, either covering a bird or used ornamentally
  • * 1969 , )
    • [Owner]: No no he's not dead, he's, he's restin'! Remarkable bird, the Norwegian Blue, idn'it, ay? Beautiful plumage !
    [Mr. Praline]: The plumage don't enter into it. It's stone dead.
  • Finery or elaborate dress.

    • Related terms

    * plumate * plumelet

    grackle

    English

    (wikipedia grackle)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of several American blackbirds of the genus Quiscalus having iridescent plumage
  • Any of several Asian myna birds of the genus Gracula

    • Derived terms

    * boat-tailed grackle * Carib grackle * common grackle * golden-tufted grackle * greater Antillean grackle * great-tailed grackle * mountain grackle * Nicaraguan grackle * red-bellied grackle * slender-billed grackle * velvet-fronted grackle