Leptoptilos

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Translingual

Leptoptilos crumeniferus

Etymology

From Latin leptoptilos (“thin-feathered”), from Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, “thin, slender”) + πτῐ́λον (ptílon, “feather”).

Proper noun

Leptoptilos m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ciconiidae.

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References

  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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