Definition
A group or category of birds characterized by having knife-shaped beaks.
Etymology
From cultrirostral + -es (plural ending). This is a taxonomic or classification term used historically in ornithology (bird science).
Kelly Says
Scientists used to organize birds into groups based on beak shapes—'cultrirostres' was one category—which seems basic now, but it was a clever way to group similar birds before we could look at their DNA.
Translations
ARالعربية
منقار منحني
manqar munḥanī
CSČeština
srpokluvní
srpo.kluvniː
DADansk
lægnesnabler
lɛɡnəsnaːblər
DEDeutsch
Sichel Schnäbel
zɪçl ʃnaːbəl
ELΕλληνικά
δρεπανόραμφος
ðrepanóramphos
ESEspañol
cultrirostres
kultirostres
FISuomi
sirppinokka
sirppinokka
FRFrançais
becs-cultre
bɛk.kyltʁ
HEעברית
מקור חרמש
maqor ḥermash
HIहिन्दी
कुल्टिरोस्ट्रेस
kultirostres
HUMagyar
sarlócsőrűek
ʃaɾloːt͡ʃøːryː
IDBahasa Indonesia
paruh sabit
paɾuʔ sabit
ITItaliano
becchi a falce
bɛkki a falʧe
NLNederlands
sikkelsnavels
sɪkəlsnaːvəls
PLPolski
sierpowce
ɕɛrˈpɔft͡sɛ
PTPortuguês
bicos-cultro
bikuz.kultɾu
RORomână
ciocârlă
t͡ʃo.kɨr.lə
RUРусский
серпоклювы
syerpaklyuvy
SVSvenska
lieklor
liːɛkloːr
TRTürkçe
orak gagalı
oɾak ɡaɡalı
UKУкраїнська
серподзьоби
syerpo.dzʲobi
VITiếng Việt
mỏ liềm
mɔˀ liəm