Ensifera

See also: ensifera

Translingual

Etymology 1

From Latin ēnsifera (sword-bearing), referring to the blade-like bill.

Proper noun

Ensifera f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae – sword-billed hummingbird, of Andean South America.
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Etymology 2

From Latin ēnsifera (sword-bearing), referring to the blade-like ovipositor.

Proper noun

Ensifera

  1. A taxonomic suborder within the order Orthoptera – crickets, katydids and wetas.
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