Ramphastides
plural noun
Ram·phas·ti·des
\-ēz\
Definition of Ramphastides
in some especially former classifications
: a suborder of birds coextensive with the family Ramphastidae
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Origin and Etymology of ramphastides
New Latin, from Ramphastos + -ides
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