Etymology

hypoptilum

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New Latin hypoptilum
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  1. New Latin · borrowed fromhypoptilum
  2. English todayhypoptilum

From New Latin hypoptilum, from hypo- + Ancient Greek πτίλον (ptílon, “soft feathers, down”).

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