English Explanatory Dictionary

McCown's longspur

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of thick-billed longspur (Rhynchophanes mccownii)

Word forms

McCown's longspur McCown's longspurs

Etymology

Named after then-Captain John P. McCown, an American army officer who in 1851 collected the specimen that led to the species first being scientifically described.

Synonyms

thick-billed longspur
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