pachyptile

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See also: Pachyptile

English

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Pachyptila.

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /pəˈkɪptɪl/, /pəˈkɪptaɪl/, /ˈpækɪptaɪl/
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Noun

pachyptile (plural pachyptiles)

  1. (rare) Any seabird in the genus Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "entry" is not used by this template..
    • 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

Translations

seabird in Pachyptila — see prion

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

pachyptile (feminine pachyptile, masculine plural pachyptiles, feminine plural pachyptiles)

  1. (ornithology, rare) having thick feathers
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