pileum

pileum
/puy"lee euhm, pil"ee-/, n., pl. pilea /puy"lee euh, pil"ee euh/.
the top of the head of a bird, from the base of the bill to the nape.
[1870-75; < NL, special use of L pileum, var. of PILEUS skullcap]

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  • pileum — noun (plural pilea) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin pileus, pileum felt cap; akin to Greek pilos felt Date: 1874 the top of the head of a bird from the bill to the nape …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • pileum — noun The top of a birds head …   Wiktionary

  • pileum — pi·le·um …   English syllables

  • pileum — /ˈpaɪliəm/ (say puyleeuhm), /ˈpɪl / (say pil ) noun (plural pilea /ˈpaɪliə/ (say puyleeuh)) the top of the head of a bird, from the base of the bill to the nape. {New Latin, from Latin, variant of pilleum. See pileus} …  

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  • PILEUS — I. PILEUS insigne domus, in urbe Siciliae Catana, cuius inhabitatores hominum pessimi, dicuntur Taisnierio apud Thom. Fazellum, de Rebus Sic. l. 1. c. 1. Tritum, inquiit, Taisnierius in Chiromantia sua, est proverbium, inter totius orbis homines… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

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