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Leptoptilos

Leptoptilos

See also: leptoptilos

Translingual

Proper noun

Leptoptilos m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ciconiidae.

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References

  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276

leptoptilos

leptoptilos

See also: Leptoptilos

Latin

Noun

leptoptilos

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