rhamphotheca

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English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek [Term?] (“curved beak”) + [Term?] (“sheath”).

Noun

rhamphotheca (plural rhamphothecae)

A thin horny sheath of keratin on the outer surface of a bird's beak

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