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Where does “rhynchops” come from?

rhynchops (New Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ῥύγχος, from Proto-Indo-European srungʰ-.

rhynchops (New Latin): "from the Greek" ῥύγχος "and" ὤψ, "meaning"...

Definitions

  1. "from the Greek" ῥύγχος "and" ὤψ, "meaning"...

Ancestry of “rhynchops”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῥύγχοςsnout, the nose of an animal, muzzle; beak of a...
2Proto-Indo-Europeansrungʰ-—

Words derived from “rhynchops”

  • Rhynchops nigra
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