NUMENIUS


Meaning of NUMENIUS in English

n(y)üˈmēnēəs noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Late Greek noumēnios, a bird, perhaps the curlew, from Greek noumēnia, neomēnia new moon, first of the month, from ne- + mēn month + -ia — more at moon

: a genus of birds (family Scolopacidae) consisting of the curlews

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