Geospiza
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γῆ (gê, “earth”) + σπίζα (spíza, “chaffinch”).
Proper noun
Geospiza f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Thraupidae – Darwin's finches.
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; Emberizoidea – superfamily; Thraupidae – family
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN