ˌepəˈthēmə, ə̇ˈpithəmə noun
( plural epithe·ma·ta -thēməd.ə, -them-)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek epithema something put on, from epitithenai
: a horny excrescence on the bill of some birds (as the casque of a hornbill)
ˌepəˈthēmə, ə̇ˈpithəmə noun
( plural epithe·ma·ta -thēməd.ə, -them-)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek epithema something put on, from epitithenai
: a horny excrescence on the bill of some birds (as the casque of a hornbill)
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012