Cracticus

Translingual

Etymology

From Hellenic κρακτικός (kraktikós, “noisy”) from κράζω (krázō, “cry out, call (loudly)”)

Proper noun

Cracticus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Artamidae – the butcherbirds.

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; Corvoidea - superfamily; Artamidae - family; Cracticinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Cracticus tibicen (Australian magpie), Cracticus quoyi (New Guinea black butcherbird), Cracticus spaldingi (Australian black butcherbird), Cracticus nigrogularis (pied butcherbird), Cracticus cassicus (hooded butcherbird), Cracticus louisiadensis (Tagula butcherbird), Cracticus mentalis (black-backed butcherbird), Cracticus torquatus (gray butcherbird), Cracticus argenteus (silver-backed butcherbird) - species

References

Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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