pachyptile

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pachyptile

/pəˈkɪptɪl/ UK
/pəˈkɪptaɪl/ UK
/ˈpækɪptaɪl/ UK
/pəˈkɪptɪl/ UK
/pəˈkɪptʌɪl/ UK
/ˈpakɪptʌɪl/ UK

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Borrowed from translingual Pachyptila.

noun pachyptiles

rare Any seabird in the genus Pachyptila. On the New Zealand shelf in the Tasman Sea pachyptiles are the most characteristic (the most numerous is the Pachyptila turtur).
Similar: prion

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@misc{pachyptile_2026,
  title = {pachyptile},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pachyptile},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}