释义 |
plectropterine, a.|plɛkˈtrɒptəraɪn| [f. mod.L. Plectropter-us (f. Gr. πλῆκτρο-ν cock's spur + πτερόν wing) + -ine1.] Of or pertaining to the genus Plectropterus, the spur-winged goose of Africa, having a sharp bony spur on the radial carpal bone.
1890in Cent. Dict. |