| Batrachostomus | |
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| File:Batrachostomus septimus 01.jpg | |
| Philippine Frogmouth | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Superorder: | Strisores |
| Family: | Podargidae |
| Genus: | Batrachostomus Gould, 1838 |
Batrachostomus is a genus of Frogmouths. The generic name is a direct translation from the Greek for "frogmouth"; batracho-/βατραχο- "frog" and stoma-/στομα "mouth".[1]
References[]
- ^ Liddell & Scott (1980). Greek-English Lexicon, Abridged Edition. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-910207-4.
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