Motacilla
See also: motacilla
Translingual
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
- Category:Motacilla on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN