Chalcostigma

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χαλκός (khalkós, “bronze”) + στίγμα (stígma, “mark”), in reference to the bronze-tailed thornbill.

Proper noun

Chalcostigma n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae – some thornbill hummingbirds.

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