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单词 pennigerous
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pennigerousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin penniger , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < classical Latin penniger bearing feathers, feathered ( < penna feather (see pen n.3) + -ger : see -gerous comb. form) + -ous suffix. N.E.D. (1905) gives the pronunciation as (peni·dʒĕrəs) /pɛˈnɪdʒərəs/.
Obsolete. rare.
Bearing feathers; feathered.
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1656 T. Blount Glossographia Pennigerous, feathered, winged, bearing or having wings and feathers.
1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals II. xvii. 151 The various piligerous, plumigerous, pennigerous and squamigerous animals.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2020).
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