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Archilochus

Archilochus

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, after Ἀρχίλοχος (Arkhílokhos) (Aristilochus, a Greek lyric poet)

Proper noun

Archilochus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae.

Hypernyms

References

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

English

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Archilochus

  1. An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 7th century Archaic or a Classical Greek poet.

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