Opisthocomine
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Opisthocomine is an adjective meaning (zoology, ornithology) Of or pertaining to birds of the family Opisthocomidae, which is represented by the sole extant genus Opisthocomus and species Opisthocomus hoazin (hoazin).
Meaning
(zoology, ornithology) Of or pertaining to birds of the family Opisthocomidae, which is represented by the sole extant genus Opisthocomus and species Opisthocomus hoazin (hoazin).
Example Sentences
Opisthocomus lives upon fruits, leaves, etc.[…]No fossil forms of opisthocomine birds are known.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ophidioid, ostracoid, etheostomatine, antiopelmous, ovibovine, opisthodont.
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