Philohela

noun

Phi·​lo·​he·​la

fə̇ˈlōhēlə

: a genus of birds (family Scolopacidae) consisting of the American woodcock

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from phil- + Greek helē sun's heat, from hēlios sun

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