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Definition: EPIMACHUS

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A genus of highly ornate and brilliantly colored birds of Australia, allied to the birds of Paradise.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Epimachus" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Epimachus \E*pim"a*chus\, noun. [New Latin expression, from the Greek expression equipped for battle; for battle.]. (references)


Extended Definition: EPIMACHUS

Epimachus

Epimachus can refer to:

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Extended Definition: EPIMACHUS

Epimachus

Epimachus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paradisaeidae
Genus: Epimachus
Cuvier, 1816
Subgenus
  • Epimachus
  • Drepanornis

The genus Epimachus (Cuvier, 1816) consist of four species birds of paradise with long decurved sickle-like bill.

Species

  • Black Sicklebill, Epimachus fastuosus
  • Brown Sicklebill, Epimachus meyeri
  • Black-billed Sicklebill, Epimachus albertisi
  • Pale-billed Sicklebill, Epimachus bruijnii

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Topics by Level of Interest: EPIMACHUS

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Epimachus 20     Epimachus 20
Epimachus of Athens 8     Epimachus (alternative meanings) 2
Gordianus and Epimachus 7     Epimachus of Athens 8
Epimachus of Pelusium 6     Epimachus of Pelusium 6
Epimachus (alternative meanings) 2     Gordianus and Epimachus 7

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