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Webster 1913 Edition
Epimachus
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E-pim′a-chus
(ē̍-pĭm′ȧ-kŭs)
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rop.
Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
ἐπίμαχοσ
equipped for battle; ἐπί
for + μάχη
battle.] (Zoöl.)
A genus of highly ornate and brilliantly colored birds of Australia, allied to the birds of Paradise.
Definition 2024
Epimachus
Epimachus
Translingual
Proper noun
Epimachus ?
- A taxonomic genus within the family Paradisaeidae.
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276