MACROCHIRES

Mac`ro*chi"res, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A division of birds including the swifts and humming birds. So called from the length of the distal part of the wing.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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AMPHIPROSTYLAR

(adjective) marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure


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