See also: leptoptilos

Translingual edit

 
Leptoptilos crumeniferus

Etymology edit

From Latin leptoptilos (thin-feathered), from Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, thin, slender) + πτῐ́λον (ptílon, feather).

Proper noun edit

Leptoptilos m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ciconiidae.

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References edit

  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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