Alternate plumage


(of birds having more than one plumage in their cycle of molts) the plumage of the second molt, usually brighter than the basic plumage.

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    to interchange repeatedly and regularly with one another in time or place; rotate (usually followed by with): day alternates with night. to change back and forth between conditions, states, actions, etc.: he alternates between hope and despair. to take turns: my sister and i alternated in doing the dishes. electricity. to reverse direction or sign […]

  • Alternately

    to interchange repeatedly and regularly with one another in time or place; rotate (usually followed by with): day alternates with night. to change back and forth between conditions, states, actions, etc.: he alternates between hope and despair. to take turns: my sister and i alternated in doing the dishes. electricity. to reverse direction or sign […]

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