Ramphastos
Translingual
Etymology
Ancient Greek ῥαμφηστής (rhamphēstḗs), from ῥαμφή (rhamphḗ, “hooked knife, bill”) or ῥάμφος (rhámphos, “bill of a bird of prey”), possibly from Pre-Greek. See also ῥέμβομαι (rhémbomai, “to turn around, roam”) and ῥόμβοσ (rhómbos, “wheel”).
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
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