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rhamphotheca

rhamphotheca noun: a thin horny sheath of keratin on the outer surface of a bird's beak.

Noun

rhamphotheca (plural rhamphothecae)

  1. A thin horny sheath of keratin on the outer surface of a bird's beak

Forms of rhamphotheca

pluralrhamphothecae

Origin of rhamphotheca

From Ancient Greek ῥάμφος (rhámphos, “beak”) + theca.

Questions about rhamphotheca

What does rhamphotheca mean?
Rhamphotheca means a thin horny sheath of keratin on the outer surface of a bird's beak.
What part of speech is rhamphotheca?
Rhamphotheca is a noun.
What is the plural of rhamphotheca?
The plural of rhamphotheca is rhamphothecae.

Words near rhamphotheca in the dictionary

  1. rhamphorhynchids
  2. rhamphorhynchine
  3. rhamphorhynchines
  4. rhamphorhynchoid
  5. rhamphorhynchoids
  6. rhamphotheca
  7. rhamphothecae
  8. rhamphothecal
  9. rhandir
  10. rhandirs
  11. rhaphe

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