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Plumage vs Tussock - What's the difference?

plumage | tussock |

As nouns the difference between plumage and tussock

is that plumage is feathers, either covering a bird or used ornamentally while tussock is a tuft or clump of green grass or similar verdure, forming a small hillock.

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

    tussock

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A tuft or clump of green grass or similar verdure, forming a small hillock.

    • Derived terms

    * tussock caterpillar * tussocked * tussocker * tussock grass * tussock moth * tussocky