Corythaixoides love

Definitions

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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Musophagidae — the go-away-birds.

Etymologies

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New Latin, from Ancient Greek κορυθάϊξ (korythaix, "helmet-shaking") +‎ -oides

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Examples

  • When it hears certain notes from the "white-bellied go-away" bird (Corythaixoides leucogaster), a small African antelope (Madoque guenthery), is more likely to run for shelter, stop grazing, turn its head, or even start watching its surroundings.

    Home 2009

  • When it hears certain notes from the "white-bellied go-away" bird (Corythaixoides leucogaster), a small African antelope (Madoque guenthery), is more likely to run for shelter, stop grazing, turn its head, or even start watching its surroundings.

    Home 2009

  • When it hears certain notes from the "white-bellied go-away" bird (Corythaixoides leucogaster), a small African antelope (Madoque guenthery), is more likely to run for shelter, stop grazing, turn its head, or even start watching its surroundings.

    Home 2009

  • When it hears certain notes from the "white-bellied go-away" bird (Corythaixoides leucogaster), a small African antelope (Madoque guenthery), is more likely to run for shelter, stop grazing, turn its head, or even start watching its surroundings.

    Home 2009

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