Acanthiza
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀκᾰνθεών (akantheṓn, “thorny bracken”) + ζᾰ́ω (záō, “I live”).[1]
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; Corvida - parvorder; Meliphagoidea - superfamily; Pardalotidae - family; Acanthizinae - subfamily
References
- "Acanthiza" in James A. Jobling's Helm dictionary of scientific bird names, A&C Black (2010)
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
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