tuft

名词 tuft:

1. a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass
   同义词：tussock
2. a bunch of feathers or hair

1. A flexible tuft of feathers located above the eyes of certain birds, such as owls, that functions in visual communication but not in hearing.
   毛簇，羽一些鸟类眼睛上方的一簇能活动的羽毛，如猫头鹰，用于视觉传递而非听觉器官
2. A tuft, as of fiber or hair.
   毛束，棉束如纤维或毛发等的一束
3. A long, slender, flexible rod having a tuft or sponge at the end, used to remove foreign bodies from or apply medication to the larynx or esophagus.
   除鲠器，食管探子纤细而可弯曲的长圆棒，其一端有一小片海绵或毛撮，用来去除喉部或食管的外来异物或给喉部或食道上药
4. The bird has a tuft of red feathers on top of its head.
   这只鸟的头顶上有一小簇红色的羽毛。