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RHAMPHASTIDÆ

\ɹˈamfastˌɪdə], \ɹˈamfastˌɪdə], \ɹ_ˈa_m_f_a_s_t_ˌɪ_d_ə]\

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  • ram-fas'ti-d[=e], n. a family of picarian birds, toucans. [Gr. rhamphos, a beak.]
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson
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