Curvirostres

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Curvirostres \Cur"vi*ros"tres\ (-r?s"tr?z), n. pl. [NL., fr. L.
     curvus curved + rostrum beak, rostrum.] (Zool.)
     A group of passerine birds, including the creepers and
     nuthatches.
     [1913 Webster]