Acanthisitta
Translingual
Acanthisitta chloris
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”) + σίττη (síttē, “nuthatch”)
Proper noun
Acanthisitta f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthisittidae – the rifleman, a bird endemic to New Zealand.
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; Acanthisitti - suborder; Acanthisittidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Acanthisitta chloris (sole species)
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
Further reading
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