Rhinothecae

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

  Rhinotheca \Rhi`no*the"ca\, n.; pl. {Rhinothecae}. [NL., from
     gr. ???, ???, the nose + ??? case.] (Zool.)
     The sheath of the upper mandible of a bird.
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