Babax

See also: babax

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βάβαξ (bábax, “chatterer”).

Proper noun

Babax m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Leiothrichidae – four species of babaxes, passerine birds found in Asia.

Further reading
  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
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