rhynchops

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Latin

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, beak) and ὤψ (ṓps, face), coined by Linnaeus.

Noun

rhynchōps f (genitive rhynchōpis); third declension

  1. (zoology) skimmers or scissor-bills, members of the genus Rynchops

Declension

Third-declension noun.