Anarhynchus

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Translingual[edit]

Anarhynchus frontalis (sole species), sitting on eggs

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek ἀνά (aná, backwards) + ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, bill).[1]

Proper noun[edit]

Anarhynchus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Charadriidae – the single species Anarhynchus frontalis (wrybill).

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Jobling, James A. (2010 June 30) Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN