flocculent

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Pronunciation

/ˈflɒk.jə.lənt/ (UK)

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/ˈflɒk.jə.lənt/ (UK) · /ˈflɑk.jə.lənt/ (US)

Definition of flocculent

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

Flocculated, resembling bits of wool; woolly.

“As soon as night begins to spread its darkening shadows over our brief twilight, this active creature [the morepork] sets out on its hunting excursions, roaming over field and gully with soft, noiseless flight, one of the advantages it owes to its flocculent plumage; [...]”

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adj

Flocculated, resembling bits of wool; woolly.

“As soon as night begins to spread its darkening shadows over our brief twilight, this active creature [the morepork] sets out on its hunting excursions, roaming over field and gully with soft, noiseless flight, one of the advantages it owes to its flocculent plumage; [...]”
Covered in a woolly substance; downy.
Flaky.

noun

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From Latin floccus (“flock of wool”).

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