Baryphthengus

Translingual

Etymology

From bary- (“heavy”, from Ancient Greek βᾰρῠ́ς (bărŭ́s)) +‎ Ancient Greek φθέγγομαι/φθόγγος (phthéngomai/phthóngos, “(to make a) sound; (to sing) a song”), with a possible misspelling of φθόγγος (phthóngos) with the penultimate verb of φθέγγομαι (phthéngomai).

Proper noun

Baryphthengus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Momotidae – certain motmots.

See also


References

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