phainopepla
noun
phai·no·pep·la
fāˌīnəˈpeplə,
ˌfīn-
1
capitalized : a monotypic genus of passerine birds of Mexico and southwestern U.S. of which the male is uniform glossy blue-black with a white spot on each primary and the female is brownish
2
plural -s : any bird of the genus Phainopepla
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek phaeinos shining + peplos robe; akin to Greek phaos, phōs light
- persons of color
- persooniae
- persoonias
- persp
- perspectival
- perspective
- perspective formula
- perspective transformation
- perspectiveless
- perspectively
- perspectives
- perspectivic
- perspectivism
- perspectivist
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- perspectivity
- perspectograph
- perspectometer
- Perspex
- perspexes
- perspicacious
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- perspicaciousness
- perspicaciousnesses
- perspicacities