Acanthagenys
Translingual
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
- Acanthagenys on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Acanthagenys on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Acanthagenys 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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