Phytotomidae
plural noun
Phy·to·tom·i·dae
ˌfītəˈtäməˌdē
: a family of South American passerine birds that resemble finches but have serrated bills with which they nip off the young shoots and buds of plants
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Phytotoma, type genus (from phyt- + Greek tomē action of cutting, from temnein to cut) + -idae