Lerwa

noun

Ler·​wa

ˈlərwə

: a genus constituted by the snow partridge

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Nepali laṛwā snow partridge; akin to Sanskrit laṭvā, laṭvākā, laḍvākā, a bird

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