Mycteria

noun

Myc·​te·​ria

mikˈtirēə

: a genus of storks now consisting only of the American wood ibis (M. americana)

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek myktēr nostril, nose + New Latin -ia; akin to Greek myxa lampwick, nasal mucus

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