Totanus

noun

Tot·​a·​nus

ˈtätᵊnəs

: a genus of shorebirds (family Scolopacidae) comprising various typical tattlers and being often included in the genus Tringa

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Medieval Latin, moorhen

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