Thamnophilus

noun

Tham·​noph·​i·​lus

-fələs

: a genus of Neotropical hook-billed antbirds (family Formicariidae) consisting of the antshrikes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from thamn- + -philus

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Rhymes for Thamnophilus

• hemophilus
• acidophilus