1. small feathers or plume-like structures
Usage: plural form; technical

Examples

• The bird’s neck was adorned with delicate plumelets.
• Under the microscope, we could see tiny plumelets covering the insect’s antennae.
• The ornithologist studied the colorful plumelets on the hummingbird’s throat.
• Small plumelets emerged from the young chick’s developing wings.
• The botanist noted the plumelets on the seed heads of the grass.