plumicorn

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noun

An ear tuft of feathers, as in the horned owls.

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ear tuft
OriginLatin pluma →
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Meanings

nounplumicorn (plural plumicorns)

plural plumicorns

  1. rarebiologyAn ear tuft of feathers, as in the horned owls.

    Synonyms: ear tuft

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn ear tuft of feathers, as in the horned owls.

Similar
ear tuft
Also see
ear tuft

Origin

  1. Latinpluma“feather”
  2. Englishplumicorn

From Latin pluma (“feather”) + cornu (“horn”).

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APA

plumicorn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plumicorn

MLA

“plumicorn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plumicorn. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plumicorn,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plumicorn.

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