pennigerous

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adjective

Bearing feathers or quills.

Similar
plumose
OriginLatin penniger →
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Meanings

adjectivepennigerous (not comparable)
  1. datednot comparablebiologyBearing feathers or quills.

    Synonyms: plumose

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveBearing feathers or quills.

Similar
plumose
Also see
penniferous

Origin

  1. Latinpenniger
  2. Englishpennigerous

From Latin penniger, from penna (“feather”) + gerere (“to bear”), + -ous.

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APA

pennigerous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pennigerous

MLA

“pennigerous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pennigerous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pennigerous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pennigerous.

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