What is having nearly the whole surface of the skin covered with down; dasypædic; -- said of the young of certain birds called?
ptilopaedic — Having nearly the whole surface of the skin covered with down; dasypædic; -- said of the young of certain birds. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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