Myristicivora

noun

My·​ris·​ti·​civ·​o·​ra

mə̇ˌristəˈsiv(ə)rə

in some classifications

: a genus consisting of the nutmeg pigeons and now usually included in the genus Ducula

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Myristica + -vora

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