Gerygone

noun

Ge·​ryg·​o·​ne

jə̇ˈrigə(ˌ)nē

: a genus of small insectivorous Australasian warblers

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek gērygonē, feminine of gērygonos born of sound, from gērys sound, voice + gonos that which is born, child, from gignesthai to be born

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