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dertrum
[ dur-truhm ]
noun
, Ornithology.
, plural der·tra [dur, -tr, uh].
- the extremity of the maxilla of a bird's bill, especially when hooked or differentiated from the rest of the bill, as in pigeons and plovers.
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