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pachyptile

UK/pəˈkɪptɪl/

pachyptile noun: any seabird in the genus Pachyptila.

Noun

pachyptile (plural pachyptiles)

  1. (rare) Any seabird in the genus Pachyptila.
    • On the New Zealand shelf in the Tasman Sea pachyptiles are the most characteristic (the most numerous is the Pachyptila turtur).1976, V.P. Shuntov, Sea Birds and the Biological Structure of the Ocean, page 257
    Synonyms:
    prion

Synonyms of pachyptile

Forms of pachyptile

pluralpachyptiles

Origin of pachyptile

Borrowed from translingual Pachyptila.

Questions about pachyptile

What does pachyptile mean?
Pachyptile means any seabird in the genus Pachyptila.
What part of speech is pachyptile?
Pachyptile is a noun.
How do you pronounce pachyptile?
Pachyptile is pronounced /pəˈkɪptɪl/ (UK).
What is the plural of pachyptile?
The plural of pachyptile is pachyptiles.

Words near pachyptile in the dictionary

  1. pachypod
  2. pachypodol
  3. pachypods
  4. pachyporid
  5. pachyporids
  6. pachyptile
  7. pachyrhinosaurin
  8. pachyrhinosaurins
  9. pachyrhizodontid
  10. pachyrhizodontids
  11. pachyrhizodontoid

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