Etymology

rupicola

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Today it means: Any of several South American passerine birds, of the genus Rupicola, having bright plumage and a fan-shaped crest on the head. Full definition →

Latin rupicola
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromrupicola
  2. English todayrupicola

From the genus name, from Latin rupicola, from rūpēs (“cliff”, “crag”) + -cola (“-inhabitor”).

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