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单词 pachycephaline
释义

pachycephaline

/ˌpakɪˈsefalʌɪn/ /ˌpakɪˈkefalʌɪn/
Ornithology
adjective
Of or relating to a group of passerine birds including the thickheads or whistlers of Australasia.
  • These birds were formerly regarded as a subfamily Pachycephalinae in the family Laniidae, or later in the family Muscicapidae. They are now usually placed in a separate family Pachycephalidae, into which other related birds may be placed by some authors..

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Century Dictionary. From scientific Latin Pachycephalinae, subfamily name from Pachycephala, genus name + -inae; compare -ine.

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