PHILOMACHUS


Meaning of PHILOMACHUS in English

fə̇ˈlämə̇kəs noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek philomachos loving fighting, warlike, from phil- + machē battle, fight (from machesthai to battle, fight)

: a genus of shorebirds (family Scolopacidae) consisting of the ruff

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