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单词 psilopaedic
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Definition of psilopaedic in English:

psilopaedic

(also psilopedic)
adjective ˌsʌɪlə(ʊ)ˈpiːdɪk
Ornithology rare
  • Of a bird: hatched without a covering of down. Contrasted with ptilopaedic.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Elliott Coues (1842–1889), naturalist and historian. From psilo- + ancient Greek παιδ-, παῖς child + -ic, after scientific Latin psilopaedes.

 
 

Definition of psilopaedic in US English:

psilopaedic

(also psilopedic)
adjectiveˌsʌɪlə(ʊ)ˈpiːdɪk
Ornithology rare
  • Of a bird: hatched without a covering of down. Contrasted with ptilopaedic.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Elliott Coues (1842–1889), naturalist and historian. From psilo- + ancient Greek παιδ-, παῖς child + -ic, after scientific Latin psilopaedes.

 
 
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