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Rynchops
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Translingual
right|thumb|Rynchops niger
Alternative forms
mul Rhynchops proscribed
Etymology
A misspelling of New mul la rhynchops, from mul grc ῥύγχος beak and grc ὤψ face, coined by Linnaeus and maintained because the misspelled form was the first to appear in print; mul ops
Proper noun
1 m
genus family Laridae skimmers
Usage notes
Originally and properly feminine gendered (R. nigra) but now treated as masculine (R. niger).
Hyponyms
genus R. albicollis, R. flavirostris, R. niger - species
References
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mul ghost words
mul Birds