Ramphastos

Translingual

Etymology

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

Ramphastos m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ramphastidae.

References

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