Pteroglossal

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pteroglossal \Pter`o*glos"sal\, a. [Gr. ? a feather + ? tongue.]
     (Zool.)
     Having the tongue finely notched along the sides, so as to
     have a featherlike appearance, as the toucans.
     [1913 Webster]