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RHAMPHOTHECA

\ɹˈamfəθˌɛkə], \ɹˈamfəθˌɛkə], \ɹ_ˈa_m_f_ə_θ_ˌɛ_k_ə]\

Definitions of RHAMPHOTHECA

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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The horny covering of the bill of birds.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

The horny covering of the bill of birds.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

The horny sheath of a bird's beak.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

ram-f[=o]-th[=e]'ka, n. (ornith.) the integument of the whole beak. [Gr. rhamphos, a curved beak, th[=e]k[=e], a sheath.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

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