Curaeus

Translingual

Etymology

Curaeus is derived from the indigenous Mapuche word kêreu, which means "black", and alludes to the color of the bird.

Proper noun

Curaeus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Icteridae – the Austral blackbird.

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; Icteridae - family

References

Curaeus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Curaeus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Curaeus 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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