tomium

tomium
tomial, adj.
/toh"mee euhm/, n., pl. tomia /-mee euh/.
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
[1825-35; < NL, equiv. to Gk tóm(os) a cutting (see TOME) + NL -ium -IUM]

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