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mesoptile

mesoptile noun: one of the second set of down feathers (in those birds that have two sets).

Noun

mesoptile (plural mesoptiles)

  1. one of the second set of down feathers (in those birds that have two sets)

Forms of mesoptile

pluralmesoptiles

Origin of mesoptile

From meso- + -ptile.

Questions about mesoptile

What does mesoptile mean?
Mesoptile means one of the second set of down feathers (in those birds that have two sets).
What part of speech is mesoptile?
Mesoptile is a noun.
What is the plural of mesoptile?
The plural of mesoptile is mesoptiles.

Words near mesoptile in the dictionary

  1. mesopsammon
  2. mesopterygia
  3. mesopterygial
  4. mesopterygium
  5. mesopterygoid
  6. mesoptile
  7. mesoptiles
  8. mesopubic
  9. mesopuncture
  10. mesor
  11. mesorah

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