leptoptilos
See also: Leptoptilos
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, “thin, slender”) + πτῐ́λον (ptílon, “feather”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /lepˈtop.ti.los/, [ɫɛpˈtɔp.tɪ.ɫɔs]
Noun
leptoptilos m (genitive leptoptilī); second declension
- (zoology, New Latin) An adjutant: a member of the genus Leptoptilos, species of crane or stork in Africa, India, and Southeast Asia.