Drepanis

/drɪˈpeɪnɪs/ noun

Definition

A genus of Hawaiian honeycreeper birds that includes the amakihi species with slightly curved bills.

Etymology

From Greek 'drepane' (sickle), named for the birds' characteristic curved bill shape.

Kelly Says

Drepanis birds are still found in Hawaii's remote high-altitude forests, where they've escaped the mosquito-borne diseases that wiped out most honeycreeper species in lowland areas—geography can literally mean the difference between extinction and survival.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ድረፓኒስ
dre-pa-nis
ARالعربية
دريبانيس
dri-ba-ni-s
BNবাংলা
ড্রেপানিস
dre-pa-nis
CACatalà
drepanis
dre-pa-nis
CSČeština
drepanis
dre-pa-nis
DADansk
drepanis
dre-pa-nis
DEDeutsch
Drepanis
dre-pa-nis
ELΕλληνικά
δρέπανος
dre-pa-nos
ESEspañol
drepanis
dre-pa-nis
FAفارسی
دِرِپَانِس
di-re-pa-nis
FISuomi
drepanis
dre-pa-nis
FRFrançais
drepanis
dre-pa-ni
GUGU
ડ્રેપાનિસ
dre-pa-nis
HAHA
drepanis
dre-pa-nis
HEעברית
דריפניס
dri-pa-nis
HIहिन्दी
ड्रेपेनिस
dre-pe-nis
HUMagyar
drepanis
dre-pa-nis
IDBahasa Indonesia
drepanis
dre-pa-nis
IGIG
drepanis
dre-pa-nis
ITItaliano
drepanis
dre-pa-nis
JA日本語
drepanis
どれぱにす
KKKK
дрейпанис
dre-pa-nis
KMKM
ដ្រេបានីស
dre-pa-nis
KO한국어
드레파니스
deure-pa-ni-seu
MRMR
ड्रेपानिस
dre-pa-nis
MSBahasa Melayu
drepanis
dre-pa-nis
MYမြန်မာ
ဒရပနစ်
da-pa-nit
NLNederlands
drepanis
dre-pa-nis
NONorsk
drepanis
dre-pa-nis
PAPA
ਡ੍ਰੇਪਾਨਿਸ
dre-pa-nis
PLPolski
drepanis
dre-pa-nis
PTPortuguês
drepanis
dre-pa-nis
RORomână
drepanis
dre-pa-nis
RUРусский
дрепанис
drep-a-nis
SVSvenska
drepanis
dre-pa-nis
SWKiswahili
drepanis
dre-pa-nis
TAதமிழ்
ட்ரெப்பானிஸ்
tre-pa-nis
TEతెలుగు
డ్రెపానీస్
dre-pa-nees
THไทย
ด्रेแพนนิส
dre-pa-nis
TLTL
drepanis
dre-pa-nis
TRTürkçe
drepanis
dre-pa-nis
UKУкраїнська
дрепаніс
drep-a-nis
URاردو
ڈریپینس
dre-pa-nis
VITiếng Việt
drepanis
dre-pa-nis
YOYO
drepanis
dre-pa-nis
ZH中文
drepanis
dre-pa-ni-si
ZUZU
drepanis
dre-pa-nis

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