mesoptile

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noun

one of the second set of down feathers (in those birds that have two sets)

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Meanings

nounmesoptile (plural mesoptiles)

plural mesoptiles

  1. biologyone of the second set of down feathers (in those birds that have two sets)

Origin

From meso- + -ptile.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Ptolemiesseptimole
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APA

mesoptile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesoptile

MLA

“mesoptile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesoptile. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mesoptile,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesoptile.

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