lonchura

noun

lon·​chura

läŋˈkyu̇rə

1

capitalized : a large genus of weaverbirds including the well-known cowry bird

2

plural -s : any bird of Lonchura or a closely related genus

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from lonch- + -ura

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