单词 | odontorhynchous |
释义 | > as lemmasodontorhynchous odontorhynchous adj. Brit. /ɒˌdɒntə(ʊ)ˈrɪŋkəs/ , /ə(ʊ)ˌdɒntə(ʊ)ˈrɪŋkəs/ , U.S. /oʊˌdɑn(t)oʊˈrɪŋkəs/ , /əˌdɑn(t)oʊˈrɪŋkəs/ (also odontorrhynchous) [ < odonto- comb. form + -rhynchous comb. form] Ornithology rare (of a bird) having toothlike serrations in the bill, as a goose or duck; also figurative.ΚΠ 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Odontorhynchus,..applied to a group..of birds, including those which have their mandibles dentated: odontorhynchous. 1972 D. Bloodworth Any Number can Play xvi. 155 The long dangerous reef of odontorhyncous [sic] serrations behind..his lips. < as lemmas |
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