Macrochires

plural noun

Mac·​ro·​chi·​res

ˌmakrōˈkī(ˌ)rēz

in some classifications

: a group of birds including the swifts and hummingbirds and sometimes also the nightjars

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek makrocheir long-armed

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