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Rupicola
noun
Ru·pic·o·la
\rüˈpikələ\
Definition of Rupicola
: a genus of birds (family Cotingidae) containing the cock of the rock
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Origin and Etymology of rupicola
New Latin, from Latin rupi- (from rupes rock) + New Latin -cola
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