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单词 rhinotheca
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rhinotheca
rhinotheca n.
Brit. /ˌrʌɪnə(ʊ)ˈθiːkə/
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U.S. /ˌraɪnəˈθikə/
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/ˌraɪnoʊˈθikə/
[after scientific Latin rhinotheca ( J. K. W. Illiger Prodromus systematis mammalium et avium (1811) 150)] Ornithology the horny (or leathery) covering of the upper part of a bird's beak; the rhamphotheca of the upper jaw; cf. gnathotheca n. at gnatho- comb. form .
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1866 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 172 The group composed of the Albatrosses is so trenchantly distinguished from all other Natatores, that for its definite characteristics it is only necessary to advert to the absence of the hallux, and to the position of the rhinothecæ.
1978 Wilson Bull. 90 4 The measurement taken includes both the integumentary rhinotheca and the premaxillary bones.
2003 R. E. Schmidt et al. Pathol. Pet & Aviary Birds iii. 43/2 Infections..can result in beak disease that may first be noticed as an expansile lesion resulting in distortion and discoloration of the rhinotheca.
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