tylarus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of the soft pads on the undersurface of the toes of some birds, such as owls and ospreys.

Word forms

tylarus tylari

Etymology

From New Latin tylarus, from Ancient Greek τυλάριον (tulárion, “cushion”).

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