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单词 rhamphotheca
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Definition of rhamphotheca in English:

rhamphotheca

(also ramphotheca)
noun ramfəˈθiːkə
Ornithology
  • The modified integument, usually horny but in some birds leathery, that covers a bird's jaws and forms the outer layer of the bill.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in James Graham Cooper (1830–1902). From scientific Latin rhamphotheca from ancient Greek ῥάμϕος beak + θήκη sheath.

 
 

Definition of rhamphotheca in US English:

rhamphotheca

(also ramphotheca)
nounramfəˈθiːkə
Ornithology
  • The modified integument, usually horny but in some birds leathery, that covers a bird's jaws and forms the outer layer of the bill.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in James Graham Cooper (1830–1902). From scientific Latin rhamphotheca from ancient Greek ῥάμϕος beak + θήκη sheath.

 
 
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