Ramphodon

Translingual

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Ancient Greek [Term?] (“curved beak”) + [Term?] (“tooth”)

Proper noun

Ramphodon m

A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae – saw-billed hermit (Ramphodon naevius).

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Apodiformes – order; Trochilidae – family; Phaethornithinae - subfamily

References

Ramphodon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ramphodon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ramphodon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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