Acanthagenys
Translingual
Acanthagenys rufogularis
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄκᾰνθᾰ (ákantha, “thorn, spine”) + γένῠς (génus, “jaw, mouth”), perhaps a reference to the honeyeater's spiny cheeks.
Proper noun
Acanthagenys f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Meliphagidae – the spiny-cheeked honeyeater.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Passeriformes - order; Passeri - suborder; Corvida - parvorder; Meliphagoidea - superfamily; Meliphagidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Acanthagenys rufogularis (sole species)
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
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