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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesvogelartig
Pronunciation / Transliteration: foːɡl̩ˌaːɐ̯tɪç
"Das vogelartige Merkmal wurde im Labor untersucht."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to or resembling birds; bird-like in form, structure, or habit.
"The researcher identified an avicular feature in the prehistoric fossil morphology." - 2
Associated with tarantulas of the genus Avicularia, or having characteristics of bird-eating spiders.
"The avicular hairs can cause minor irritation when defending against predators."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'avicularis', pertaining to little birds, from 'avicula' (diminutive of 'avis', meaning bird). It entered scientific English in the 19th century primarily to describe anatomical structures or animal taxa resembling small birds, notably within ornithology and arachnology.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Avicular" is said worldwide
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aviculaire
Transliteration: avikyulɛʁ
"Cette structure aviculaire est unique à cette espèce."
vogelartig
Transliteration: foːɡl̩ˌaːɐ̯tɪç
"Das vogelartige Merkmal wurde im Labor untersucht."
avicolare
Transliteration: aviˈkolare
"Questa caratteristica avicolare è tipica del gruppo."
avicular
Transliteration: aβikuˈlaɾ
"El apéndice avicular llamó la atención de los zoólogos."
avicular
Transliteration: aviwiˈkaɾ
"A estrutura avicular é fascinante sob o microscópio."
पक्षी जैसा
Transliteration: pakshi jaisa
"यह पक्षी जैसा लक्षण अध्ययन का विषय है।"
鸟类的
Transliteration: niǎolèi de
"这种鸟类的特征非常明显。"
조류의
Transliteration: joryu-ui
"그 조류의 특성은 과학자들에 의해 발견되었습니다."
鳥状の
Transliteration: chōjō no
"その鳥状の構造は非常に珍しい。"
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