# McCown's longspur

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Synonym of thick-billed longspur (Rhynchophanes mccownii)

## Etymology
Named after then-Captain John P. McCown, an American army officer who in 1851 collected the specimen that led to the species first being scientifically described.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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