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Pomarine

Po′ma-rine

,
Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK] a lid + [GREEK], [GREEK], nose.]
(Zool.)
Having the nostril covered with a scale.
Pomarine jager
(Zool.)
,
a North Atlantic jager (
Stercorarius pomarinus
) having the elongated middle tail feathers obtuse. The adult is black.

Definition 2024

pomarine

pomarine

English

Adjective

pomarine ‎(not comparable)

  1. (zoology) Having the nostril covered with a scale.

Etymology

Ancient Greek a lid + nose.

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