Paradoxornis

noun

Par·​a·​dox·​or·​nis

ˌparəˌdäkˈsȯrnə̇s

: a genus (the type of the family Paradoxornithidae) of Asiatic large-headed gregarious passerine birds including the typical crow tits

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin paradoxus contrary to expectation + New Latin -ornis

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