Acanthiza
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀκᾰνθεών (akăntheṓn, “thorny bracken”) + ζᾰ́ω (zắō, “I live”).[1]
Proper noun
Acanthiza f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthizidae – thornbills.
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; Acanthizidae – family
References
- Acanthiza on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Acanthiza on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Acanthiza on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
- ^ "Acanthiza" in James A. Jobling's Helm dictionary of scientific bird names, A&C Black (2010)