stragulum

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noun

The mantle, or pallium, of a bird.

OriginLatin stragulum →
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Meanings

nounstragulum (plural stragula)

plural stragula

  1. biologyThe mantle, or pallium, of a bird.
  2. biologyThe palea of grasses.

Origin

  1. Latinstragulum“a spread or covering”
  2. Englishstragulum

From Latin stragulum (“a spread or covering”).

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APA

stragulum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stragulum

MLA

“stragulum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stragulum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stragulum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stragulum.

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