Aviculidae

Av·​i·​cu·​li·​dae

ˌavə‧ˈkyüləˌdē

taxonomic synonym of pteriidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Avicula (synonym of Pteria), type genus (from Latin avicula small bird) + -idae; from the winglike expansions of the hinge of some species

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