Ptilopaedes

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from Ancient Greek πτίλον (ptílon, “down”) +‎ Ancient Greek παῖδες (paîdes, “children”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ptɪ.ɫɔˈpae̯.deːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [pti.loˈpɛː.des]

Proper noun

Ptilopaedēs m pl (genitive *Ptilopaedum or *Ptilopaedium); third declension

1. (New Latin, ornithology, rare, collectively) All those birds that have a complete covering of down when they hatch; all ptilopaedic birds.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Ptilopaedes.

Declension

Third-declension noun, plural only.

	plural
nominative	Ptilopaedēs
genitive	*Ptilopaedum **Ptilopaedium
dative	Ptilopaedibus
accusative	Ptilopaedēs
ablative	Ptilopaedibus
vocative	Ptilopaedēs

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “birds covered in down upon hatching”): Psilopaedēs