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

  1. (zoology, New Latin) An adjutant: a member of the genus Leptoptilos, species of crane or stork in Africa, India, and Southeast Asia.
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