Chalcostigma

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Translingual

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek χαλκός (khalkós, bronze) + στίγμα (stígma, mark), in reference to the bronze-tailed thornbill.

Proper noun

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Chalcostigma n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae – some thornbill hummingbirds.

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