Meaning of pycnofibre | Babel Free

Definitions

Any one of the hair-like filaments that comprised an integument of some pterosaurs.

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“While the metal frames, styrofoam bulk and resin wings comprised the majority of the models, the details that would bring them to life – eyes, scars, pycnofibres, scales and colour – needed to be added before the models could really look vital.”

“Many [pterosaurs] had furry coats made up of hair-like filaments known as pycnofibres, which covered their bodies and parts of their wings.”

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