eclipse plumage
noun Ornithology.
the dull plumage developed in some brightly colored birds after the breeding season.
Origin of eclipse plumage
First recorded in 1905–10
Words nearby eclipse plumage
eclamptogenic,
eclectic,
eclecticism,
eclipse,
eclipse period,
eclipse plumage,
eclipsing binary,
eclipsing variable,
eclipsing variable star,
eclipsis,
ecliptic
British Dictionary definitions for eclipse plumage
eclipse plumage
noun
seasonal plumage that occurs in certain birds after the breeding plumage and before the winter plumage: characterized by dull coloration