Actenoides

Translingual
Actenoides concretus

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not, without”) + stem of κτείς (kteís, “comb”) +‎ -oides

Proper noun

Actenoides m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Alcedinidae – kingfishers of Southeast Asia.

Translations

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

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