Ramphastos

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Translingual

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Etymology

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Ancient Greek ῥαμφηστής (rhamphēstḗs), from ῥαμφή (rhamphḗ, hooked knife, bill) or ῥάμφος (rhámphos, bill of a bird of prey), possibly from Pre-Greek. See ῥέμβομαι (rhémbomai, to turn around, roam) and ῥόμβος (rhómbos, wheel).

Proper noun

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Ramphastos m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ramphastidae.

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