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tomium

[ toh-mee-uhm ]

noun

plural tomia
  1. the cutting edge of a bird's bill.


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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ù´Çm¾±Â·²¹±ô adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tomium1

1825–35; < New Latin, equivalent to Greek ³Ùó³¾ ( os ) a cutting ( tome ) + New Latin -ium -ium
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Example Sentences

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This only involves removing 1-2 mm of the tomium by the way – it isn’t anything like the brutal de-beaking indulged in by the factory chicken industry.

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Later oviraptorosaurs were toothless, but the bony premaxillary margins of their upper jaw were serrated, raising the possibility that the tomium was serrated too.

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Tomium, tÅ′mi-um, n. the cutting edge of a bird's bill.—adj.

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