Heliornis

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) + ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”).

Proper noun

Heliornis m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Heliornithidae – sungrebe, American finfoot (Heliornis fulica).

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