Recurvirostra
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin recurvō (“turn back, bend backwards”) + rōstrum (“beak”).
Proper noun[edit]
Recurvirostra f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Recurvirostridae – the avocets.
References[edit]
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN