Loxia
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λοξός (loxós, “slanting, crosswise”).
Proper noun
Loxia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Fringillidae – the crossbills.
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; Fringillidae – family; Carduelinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Loxia curvirostra - type species; for other species see Loxia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Derived terms
References
- Loxia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Loxia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Loxia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN