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hypopteron

hypopteron noun: the tuft of axillary feathers of a bird's wing.

Noun

hypopteron (plural hypoptera)

  1. the tuft of axillary feathers of a bird's wing

Forms of hypopteron

pluralhypoptera

Questions about hypopteron

What does hypopteron mean?
Hypopteron means the tuft of axillary feathers of a bird's wing.
What part of speech is hypopteron?
Hypopteron is a noun.
What is the plural of hypopteron?
The plural of hypopteron is hypoptera.

Words near hypopteron in the dictionary

  1. hypoprothrombinaemia
  2. hypoprothrombinemia
  3. hypoprothrombinemic
  4. hypoprotocetraric acid
  5. hypoptera
  6. hypopteron
  7. hypopterygiaceous
  8. hypoptila
  9. hypoptilum
  10. hypoptychid
  11. hypoptychids

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