Cotingoid

/koʊˈtɪŋɡɔɪd/ adjective

Definition

Resembling or relating to cotingas or the cotinga family; having characteristics similar to birds in the Cotingidae family.

Etymology

From cotinga plus the suffix -oid, meaning 'resembling or of the nature of,' a common pattern in scientific description.

Kelly Says

The -oid suffix is one of science's great time-savers—anthropoid means human-like, asteroid means star-like, and cotingoid means cotinga-like, letting scientists describe similarities across species instantly.

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