Eurypyga

Translingual

Etymology

eury- +‎ -pyga, from Ancient Greek εὐρύς (eurús, “wide”) + πυγή (pugḗ, “tail, buttocks”)

Proper noun

Eurypyga f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Eurypygidae – the sunbitterns.

References
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