Motacilla

See also: motacilla

Translingual

Motacilla flava

Etymology

From Latin motacilla (“wagtail”).

Proper noun

Motacilla f

A taxonomic genus within the family Motacillidae – wagtails.

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): Motacilla alba (white wagtail) - type species

References

Motacilla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Motacilla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Motacilla 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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