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tropidosternal, a. Ornith.|ˌtrɒpɪdəʊˈstɜːnəl| [f. mod.L. Tropidosternī pl. (f. Gr. τρόπις, -ιδ- keel + στέρνον, L. sternum breast-bone) + -al1.] Belonging to the division Tropidosterni (= Carinatæ) of birds; having a keeled breast-bone. In recent Dicts. |