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Eurypharynx Vaillant 1882 eurýs (εὐρύς), broad or wide; phárynx (φάρυγξ), throat, referring to its large pelican-like mouth and throat

Eurypharynx pelecanoides Vaillant 1882 –oides, Neo-Latin from eī́dos (εἶδος), form or shape: pelekán (πελεκάν), pelican, referring to its large mouth and throat, similar to that of the bird