Acanthiza

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀκᾰνθεών (akantheṓn, thorny bracken) + ζᾰ́ω (záō, I live).[1]

Proper noun

Acanthiza f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pardalotidae thornbills.

Hypernyms

References

  1. "Acanthiza" in James A. Jobling's Helm dictionary of scientific bird names, A&C Black (2010)
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