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Paradoxornis

noun
Par·​a·​dox·​or·​nis | \ ˌparəˌdäkˈsȯrnə̇s\

Definition of Paradoxornis

: a genus (the type of the family Paradoxornithidae) of Asiatic large-headed gregarious passerine birds including the typical crow tits

History and Etymology for Paradoxornis

New Latin, from Latin paradoxus contrary to expectation + New Latin -ornis

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