单词 | steganopod |
释义 | steganopodn.adj. Ornithology. A. n. A bird belonging to the group Steganopodes, which comprises the pelicans, cormorants, frigate-birds, gannets, tropic-birds, and snake birds (Newton Dict. Ornith. 904). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Pelecaniformes > [noun] > member of steganopod1842 1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 1171/1 Steganopods. B. adj. Categories » Of a bird: Belonging to the group Steganopodes. Somewhat rare, the modern Latin form being usual for the noun plural. DerivativesCategories » stegaˈnopodan adj. = steganopodous adj. stegaˈnopodous adj. belonging to the group Steganopodes. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Pelecaniformes > [adjective] pelecanine1860 steganopodous1887 1887 Newton in Encycl. Brit. XXII. 188/2 Eggs with the white chalky shell that is so characteristic of most Steganopodous birds. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.adj.1842 |
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