Acanthorhynchus

Translingual

Etymology

From acantho- (thorn, spike, from Ancient Greek ἄκᾰνθος (ákănthos)) +‎ Ancient Greek ῥῠ́γχος (rhŭ́nkhos, snout, beak, bill). Coined by English ornithologist John Gould in 1837.

Proper noun

Acanthorhynchus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Meliphagidae – the spinebills.

Hypernyms

Descendants

  • English: spinebill (calque)

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