-ptile

短语

发音

UK /ptɪl/
UK /ptaɪl/
UK /ptʌɪl/

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    type of leaf

    生物 植物学

    coleoptile, endoptile, exoptile

  2. 2.

    type of plumage

    生物 动物学

    neossoptile, teleoptile, trichoptile

词源

Representing the Ancient Greek πτῐ́λον (ptĭ́lon, “feather”, “down”; “leaf”); in the botanical sense denoting leaves, probably after the French -ptile. Compare ptilo-.

来源：wiktionary