myxotheca

noun

myx·​o·​the·​ca

ˌmiksəˈthēkə

plural myxothecae

-ē(ˌ)sē

: the horny sheath of the end of a bird's lower mandible

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from myx- + -theca

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