Anthus

See also: anthus

Translingual

Anthus pratensis (meadow pipit)

Etymology

From Latin anthus, from Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “a small bird, perhaps the wagtail”).

Proper noun

Anthus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Motacillidae – the pipits.

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; Passerida - infraorder; Passeroidea - superfamily; Motacillidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Anthus pratensis (meadow pipit), Anthus cervinus (red-throated pipit), Anthus petrosus (Eurasian rock pipit), Anthus spinoletta (water pipit), Anthus richardi (Richard's pipit), Anthus campestris (tawny pipit), Anthus similis (long-billed pipit), Anthus trivialis (tree pipit), Anthus beerthelotii, Anthus novaezeelandiae (New Zealand pipit) - selected species

References

Anthus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anthus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Anthus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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