Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "plumaged" ita ce: ƙawata ko an rufe shi da gashin tsuntsu, yawanci yana nufin tsuntsaye. Ana amfani da shi sau da yawa don kwatanta kamannin gashin fuka-fukan tsuntsaye, kamar launinsu, tsarinsu, da nau'insu. Misali, wani yana iya cewa, “Tsuntsun ya yi haske sosai, da gashin fuka-fukan da ke haskakawa a cikin hasken rana.”
