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plature Ornith.|ˈplætjʊə(r)|
[ad. mod.L. Platūrus, for *Platyūrus, a. Gr. πλατύουρος, f. πλατύ-ς broad, flat + οὐρά tail.]
A humming-bird of the genus Platurus, characterized by a broad tail. So platurous |pləˈtjʊərəs| a., broad-tailed (cf. platyurous platy-).
1858Mayne Expos. Lex., Platurus, having a broad tail..platurous. 1890Cent. Dict., Plature. |