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Rhinotheca

Rhinotheca \Rhi`no*the"ca\, n.; pl. Rhinothec[ae]. [NL., from gr. ???, ???, the nose + ??? case.] (Zo["o]l.) The sheath of the upper mandible of a bird.

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rhinotheca

n. The horny covering of the upper part of a bird's beak