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 (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. ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “birds covered in down upon hatching”): Psilopaedēs