downy feathers

collocation in English

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downy
adjective
uk
/ˈdaʊ.ni/us
/ˈdaʊ.ni/
filled ...
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feather
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfeð.ər/us
/ˈfeð.ɚ/
one of the many soft, light things that cover a bird's body, consisting of a long, thin, central part with material like hairs along ...
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(Definition ofdownyandfeatherfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The newly hatched nestlings are altricial, gaping immediately for food, and developingdownyfeather tracts and opening their eyes by the third or fourth day.
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Juveniles resemble adults, with the exception of some downy feathers on the head.
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It is made from the parent's own downy feathers which is held in place using spider silk, moss and lichens.
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Once hatched, infants are highly altricial, often having little to no downy feathers.
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There is a crest of short downy feathers on the forehead and crown and the throat and lower neck have a scattering of downy feathers.
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Inside, it lines the nest with more than 2,000 downy feathers to insulate the nest.
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They are covered with downy feathers that soon grow to adult feathers after hatching.
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The chicks hatch with a covering of downy feathers.
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Chicks develop fine downy feathers on their head, back and wings in the first week, and pinfeathers in the second week.
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The young are semi-altricialthey are helpless when born but are covered in downy feathers (truly altricial birds are born naked), and their eyes are open at birth.
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