tomium

English

Etymology

From New Latin [Term?], from Ancient Greek [Term?] (“to cut”). See -tome.

Noun

tomium (plural tomia)

1. (zoology) The cutting edge of the bill of a bird.

References

• “tomium”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.