rhynchops
See also: Rhynchops
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “beak”) and ὤψ (ṓps, “face”), coined by Linnaeus.
Noun
rhynchōps f (genitive rhynchōpis); third declension
- (zoology) skimmers or scissor-bills, members of the genus Rynchops