Antrostomus

noun

An·​tros·​to·​mus

an‧ˈträstəməs

in some classifications

: a genus of birds including the whippoorwill and chuck-will's-widow

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from antro- (from Latin antrum cave) + -stomus

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Rhymes for Antrostomus

• anadromous
• chironomus
• hybridomas
• bromus
• domus
• prodromus