"isopiptesis" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: isopipteses [plural]
Etymology: Refashioning of the earlier spelling isepiptesis, from German Isepiptesen used by Alexander von Middendorff in his 1855 work Die Isepiptesen Russlands, from iso- + Ancient Greek ἐπίπτησις (epíptēsis, “flying down upon”), from ἐπι- (epi-, “upon”) + πτῆσῐς (ptêsis, “flight”), from πέτομαι (pétomai, “fly”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Isepiptesen}} German Isepiptesen, {{af|en|iso-}} iso-, {{der|en|grc|ἐπίπτησις||flying down upon}} Ancient Greek ἐπίπτησις (epíptēsis, “flying down upon”) Head templates: {{en-noun|isopipteses}} isopiptesis (plural isopipteses)
  1. An isoline that joins points on a map where the individuals of a particular migratory species arrive at the same time each year. Wikipedia link: Alexander von Middendorff Categories (topical): Isolines Synonyms: isepiptesis
    Sense id: en-isopiptesis-en-noun-jMN1rXU7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with iso-

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