rhamphotheca
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rhamphotheca
1865–70; < Greek rhámpho ( s ) beak + theca
Example Sentences
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We might be looking at the shapes of the skull bones, for example, while lacking the all-important rhamphotheca; likewise for claws where the keratinous sheath is absent or incomplete.
From Scientific American • Jan. 27, 2014
Skull bird-like, except that the short bill cannot have been enclosed in a horny rhamphotheca, since the upper jaw shows a row of 13, the lower jaw 3 conical teeth, all implanted in distinct sockets.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various
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