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drep·a·nid·i·dae
\ˌdrepəˈnidəˌdē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Drepanid-, Drepanis, type genus (from Latin drepanis, a bird, perhaps the swift, from Greek drepanid-, drepanis, from drepanē sickle) + -idae
: a family of Hawaiian passerine birds having the bill precisely adapted in curvature and length for the obtaining of nectar from various plants of the family Lobeliaceae — see mamo |