pachyptile

See also: Pachyptile

English

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Pachyptila.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pəˈkɪptɪl/, /pəˈkɪptaɪl/, /ˈpækɪptaɪl/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /pəˈkɪptɪl/, /pəˈkɪptʌɪl/, /ˈpakɪptʌɪl/

Noun

pachyptile (plural pachyptiles)

1. (rare) Any seabird in the genus Pachyptila.
   • 1976, V.P. Shuntov, Sea Birds and the Biological Structure of the Ocean, page 257:

     On the New Zealand shelf in the Tasman Sea pachyptiles are the most characteristic (the most numerous is the Pachyptila turtur).

Synonyms

• prion

Translations

seabird in Pachyptila — see prion

French

Etymology

A classical compound of the Ancient Greek πᾰχῠ́ς (pakhús, “thick”) + the French -ptile (“feather”), probably after the translingual Pachyptila.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.kip.til/

Adjective

pachyptile (plural pachyptiles)

1. (ornithology, rare) having thick feathers