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thinocorine, a. Ornith.|θaɪˈnɒkəraɪn|
[f. mod.L. Thīnocorus (properly -ys), f. Gr. θῑ́ς, θῑν- beach, sea-shore + κόρυς lark: see -ine1.]
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Thinocoridæ or quail-snipes, a family of South American wading birds, typified by the genus Thinocorus.
1885Stand. Nat. Hist. IV. 92 The Thinocorine palate, in which the vomer is connected with the nasal cartilages in a manner recalling that of the ægithognathæ. |