different between coly vs coxy

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New Latin colius, probably from Ancient Greek ?????? (koliós, “a kind of woodpecker”).

coly (plural colies)

Any bird of either of the genera Colius or Urocolius, endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.
- 1999, Michael A. Mares, Mousebird, entry in Encyclopedia of Deserts, page 378,
  Coliiformes is the only order of birds endemic to Africa. Six species from two genera (Urocolius and Colius) are recognized, all of which are sedentary. Mousebirds (also known as colies) range through sub-Saharan open savannas and are often common in such areas.

Extant species of order Coliiformes are classified into the genera Colius and Urocolius, both in family Coliidae.

coxy (comparative coxier, superlative coxiest)

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