1. having feathers or feather-like structures
Usage: technical; biology
2. resembling a feather in form or arrangement
Usage: technical; biology

Examples

• The plumate antennae of the moth were clearly visible under the microscope.
• Botanists identified the plant by its plumate leaves that resembled tiny feathers.
• The plumate structure of the seed helped it disperse in the wind.
• Marine biologists studied the plumate appendages of the sea creature.
• The plumate pattern on the bird’s wing was distinctive to its species.
• Scientists noted the plumate arrangement of the organism’s sensory organs.