pycnofibre
pycnofibre noun: any one of the hair-like filaments that comprised an integument of some pterosaurs.
Noun
pycnofibre (plural pycnofibres)
- Any one of the hair-like filaments that comprised an integument of some pterosaurs.
- While the metal frames, styrofoam bulk and resin wings comprised the majority of the models, the details that would bring them to life – eyes, scars, pycnofibres, scales and colour – needed to be added before the models could really look vital.2012, A. J. Veldmeijer, Mark Witton, Ilja Nieuwland, Pterosaurs: Flying Contemporaries of the Dinosaurs, Sidestone Press, page 119
- Many [pterosaurs] had furry coats made up of hair-like filaments known as pycnofibres, which covered their bodies and parts of their wings.2014, Albert J. DeBenedictis, Evolution or Creation?: A Comparison of the Arguments, 3rd edition, Xlibris, page 254
Forms of pycnofibre
| plural | pycnofibres |
|---|---|
| alternative form | pycnofiber |
Origin of pycnofibre
From pycno- + fibre. Coined 2009 by Brazilian palaeontologist Alexander W. A. Kellner et al.
Questions about pycnofibre
- What does pycnofibre mean?
- Pycnofibre means any one of the hair-like filaments that comprised an integument of some pterosaurs.
- What part of speech is pycnofibre?
- Pycnofibre is a noun.
- What is the plural of pycnofibre?
- The plural of pycnofibre is pycnofibres.
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