chloropsis

noun

chlo·​rop·​sis

-psə̇s

1

capitalized : a genus of passerine birds comprising the green bulbuls and included in the family Pycnotidae or placed with a few related forms in a separate family Aegithinidae

2

plural chloropsis : green bulbul

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from chlor- + -opsis

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