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Rhamphotheca

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Rhamˊpho-the′ca

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Noun.

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pl.

Rhamphothecae

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[NL., fr. Gr

ῥάμνοσ

a beak + [GREEK][GREEK] a case.]

(Zool.)

The horny covering of the bill of birds.

Definition 2024

rhamphotheca

rhamphotheca

English

Noun

rhamphotheca ‎(plural rhamphothecae)

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

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