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pha•i•no•pep•la
(fā ī′nō pep′lə, fā′ə-),USA pronunciation n.
- Birdsa crested passerine bird, Phainopepla nitens, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- Neo-Latin, equivalent. to Greek phaín(ein) to give light, shine + -o- -o- + Neo-Latin -pepla, feminine derivative of Greek péplos peplos; see -a2