Xenicus
Translingual
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ξενικός (xenikós, “different, strange”).[1]
Proper noun
Xenicus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthisittidae – New Zealand rock wren.
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; Acanthisitti – suborder; Acanthisittidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Xenicus gilviventris – sole extant species
References
- ^ Jobling, James A. (30 June 2010) Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN
Further reading
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN