/ Dictionary / Index A alternate plumage: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: al'ternate plum'age Pronunciation: [key] — Ornith. Ornith. (of birds having more than one plumage in their cycle of molts) the plumage of the second molt, usually brighter than the basic plumage. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. alternate host alternate straight Related Content Daily Word Quiz: eureka Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language