Rynchops

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Translingual

Rynchops niger

Alternative forms

Etymology

A misspelling of New Latin rhynchops, from Ancient Greek ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “beak”) and ὤψ (ṓps, “face”), coined by Linnaeus and maintained because the misspelled form was the first to appear in print; +‎ -ops

Proper noun

Rynchops m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rynchopidae – skimmers.

Usage notes

Originally and properly feminine gendered (R. nigra) but now treated as masculine (R. niger).

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