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Macrochires
Pronunciation : Mac`ro*chi"res
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: A division of birds including the swifts and humming birds. So called from the length of the distal part of the wing.
pl.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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