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Meaning of zosterops

zosterops: It is a word that means with belt or ring in the eyes. Comes from the Greek roots zoster (belt, impeller) and ops (eyes). It is the name of a family of birds that are characterized by having a white ring around their eyes. They are called anteojitos or picochatos.; Zosterops: Genus of bird from the family of the zosteropidos called anteojitos or ojiblancos which are concentrated in the regions afrotropical, indomalayan and Australasian.