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词根词缀:accipit-

【来源及含义】Latin: bird of prey, a hawk; hawk-like

【相关描述】From Latin capere, "to seize".

【同源单词】accipiter, accipitral, accipitres, Accipitriformes, accipitrine, Terretur minimo pennae stridore columba unguibus

词根词缀:columba-, columb-

【来源及含义】Latin: pigeon or dove

【相关描述】There are an estimated 300 pigeon and dove species of near passerine birds (mainly perching songbirds) in the order Columbiformes. The terms "dove" and "pigeon" are used interchangeably, although smaller species are more likely to be called doves.

【同源单词】Austrocolumbia, Columba, columbaceous, columbarian, columbarium, columbary

词根词缀:mini-, minor-, minut-, minu-, min-

【来源及含义】Latin: small, little, less; decline, decrease, diminish; become less, reduce, becoming smaller or shorter

【相关词根词缀】Related "few, small, less, little" word units: micro-;mio-; nano-; oligo-, olig-.

【同源单词】a maximis ad minima, A minimis quoque timendum, admin, admin, administer, administrant

词根词缀:penna-

【来源及含义】Latin: feather, feathers; by extension in some situations, wing, wings

【相关词根词缀】 Related "feather, feather-like; soft down, plumage" word units: pinni-, pin-; plum-, -plume; pterido-; ptero-; ptilo-.

【同源单词】bipennate muscle, bipennate, brevipennate, empennage, impennate, longipennate

词根词缀:ungu-

【来源及含义】Latin: nail, claw, hoof

【相关词根词缀】A cross reference, directly or indirectly, involving a word unit meaning "nail (finger, toe); claw": onych-.

【同源单词】ad unguem, dystrophia unguium, ex ungue leonem, exungulate, exungulation, grysosis unguium