Chrysococcyx
Translingual
Etymology
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From Ancient Greek χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”) + κόκκυξ (kókkux, “cuckoo”).[1]
Proper noun
Chrysococcyx m
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Saurornithes – informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae – clades; Carinatae – subclass; Neornithes – infraclass; Neognathae – parvclass; Cuculiformes – order; Cuculidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Chrysococcyx basalis, Chrysococcyx caprius, Chrysococcyx flavigularis, Chrysococcyx klaas, Chrysococcyx lucidus, Chrysococcyx maculatus, Chrysococcyx megarhynchus, Chrysococcyx meyerii, Chrysococcyx minutillus, Chrysococcyx osculans, Chrysococcyx ruficollis, Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus - species
References
- ^ Jobling, James A. (30 June 2010) Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN