drépane

  • 91drepanaspis — ˌdrepəˈnaspə̇s noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek drepanē sickle (from drepein to pluck) + New Latin aspis more at drab : a genus of Devonian ostracoderms (class Heterostraci) …

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  • 92drepanid — nə̇d noun ( s) Etymology: irregular from New Latin Drepanididae : a bird of the family Drepanididae : a Hawaiian honeycreeper * * * drepanid Zool. (ˈdrɛpɑːnɪd) [f. Gr. δρέπαν ον scythe + id.] A fish belonging to the Drepanidæ, a family of… …

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  • 93drepanidae — drəˈpanəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Drepana, type genus (from Greek drepanē sickle) + idae; from the shape of the forewings : a family of small slender moths usually having the tips of the forewings hooked see… …

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  • 94drepaniform — drəˈpanəˌfȯrm, ˈdrepən adjective Etymology: Greek drepanē sickle + English iform biology : shaped like a sickle : falcate …

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  • 95drepanocytosis — ˌdrepə(ˌ)nōˌsīˈtōsə̇s noun (plural drepanocytoses ōˌsēz) Etymology: New Latin, from drepano (from Greek drepanē sickle) + cyt + osis 1. : sickle cell anemia …

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  • 96drepanoid — ˈdrepəˌnȯid adjective Etymology: Greek drepanoeidēs, from drepan (from drepanē, drepanon sickle) + oeidēs oid : shaped like a sickle …

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  • 97drepanophycus — ˌdrepənōˈfīkəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, probably from drepano (from Greek drepanē, drepanon sickle) + phycus (from Greek phykos seaweed) more at fucus : a genus of very large Devonian fossil plants resembling and prob.… …

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