English

Adjective

opisthocomine ‎(not comparable)

1. (zoology, ornithology) Of or pertaining to birds of the family Opisthocomidae, which is represented by the sole extant genus Opisthocomus and species Opisthocomus hoazin (hoazin).
   • 1895 April, The Popular Science Monthly, page 764,

     Opisthocomus lives upon fruits, leaves, etc. […] No fossil forms of opisthocomine birds are known.

See also

• opisthocomid