Otidiphaps

noun

Otid·​i·​phaps

ōˈtidəˌfaps

: a genus of large terrestrial pigeons of New Guinea and adjacent islands

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek ōtid-, ōtis bustard + New Latin -i- + Greek phaps wild pigeon

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Rhymes for Otidiphaps

• apps
• caps
• chaps
• claps
• craps
• flaps
• gaps
• laps
• lapse
• maps
• nappes
• naps