PHAINOPEPLA


Meaning of PHAINOPEPLA in English

/fay uy'noh pep"leuh, fay'euh-/ , n.

a crested passerine bird, Phainopepla nitens, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.

[ phaín ( ein ) to give light, shine + -o- -O- + NL -pepla, fem. deriv. of Gk péplos PEPLOS; see -A 2 ]

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