keeled breast

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• tropidosternal — tropidosternal, a. Ornith. (ˌtrɒpɪdəʊˈstɜːnəl) [f. mod.L. Tropidosternī pl. (f. Gr. τρόπις, ιδ keel + στέρνον, L. sternum breast bone) + al1.] Belonging to the division Tropidosterni (= Carinatæ) of birds; having a keeled breast bone. In recent… …   Useful english dictionary

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