Ramphastos
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Ramphastos m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ramphastidae.
References
[edit]- Ramphastos on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ramphastos on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Ramphastos on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN