rhamphotheca

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

rhamphotheca rhamphothecae

Etymology

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

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