Brachyramphus
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús, “short”) + ῥάμφος (rhámphos, “beak”).
Proper noun
Brachyramphus m
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Charadriiformes – order; Alcae – suborder; Alcidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Brachyramphus brevirostris (Kittlitz's murrelet), Brachyramphus marmoratus (marbled murrelet), Brachyramphus perdix (long-billed murrelet) – extant species
References
- Brachyramphus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Brachyramphus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Brachyramphus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN