#latin names of animals

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Argentavis -is f.“Argentavis”
  [argentum “silver” + avis“bird”]
  [argento-+avi-] stems
  [argenti-+avi-]o becomes Connecting Vowel i
  [argent-+avi-]i disappears before a
  [Argentavi-] new stem
  [Argentavis] nominative singular

(Fons Imaginis.)

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