Ramphastos
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ancient Greek ῥαμφηστής (rhamphēstḗs), from ῥαμφή (rhamphḗ, “hooked knife, bill”) or ῥάμφος (rhámphos, “bill of a bird of prey”), possibly from Pre-Greek. See ῥέμβομαι (rhémbomai, “to turn around, roam”) and ῥόμβος (rhómbos, “wheel”).
Proper noun[edit]
Ramphastos m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ramphastidae.
References[edit]
Ramphastos on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Ramphastos on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Ramphastos on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
