Rhynchops nigra

Translingual

Etymology

From New Latin Rhynchops (from the Greek ῥύγχος and ὤψ, meaning beak-face) + nigra (black), named by Linnaeus.

Proper noun

Rhynchops nigra f

  1. (archaic) A taxonomic species within the family Rynchopidae – the black skimmer, now known as Rynchops nigra; (proscribed) sometimes mistakenly applied to the Indian skimmer, now known as Rhynchops albicollis.
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