Definition of Macrochires
in some classifications
:a group of birds including the swifts and hummingbirds and sometimes also the nightjars
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Macrochires
plural noun
Mac·ro·chi·res
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ˌmakrōˈkī(ˌ)rēz
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Origin and Etymology of macrochires
New Latin, from Greek makrocheir long-armed
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