Acrocephalus
Translingual
Etymology
From acro- (“extremity; point, tip; sharp”, from Ancient Greek ἄκρος (ákros)) + -cephalus (“head”, from Ancient Greek κεφᾰλή (kephălḗ).)
Proper noun
Acrocephalus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Acrocephalidae – certain Old World reed warblers.
- (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae – now Platostoma.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Acrocephalidae): 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; Sylvioidea – superfamily; Acrocephalidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus in Acrocephalidae): Acrocephalus arundinaceus (great reed warbler) – type species
References
- Acrocephalus (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Acrocephalus (ICZN) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Acrocephalus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN