Anarhynchus
Translingual
Anarhynchus frontalis (sole species), sitting on eggs
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀνά (aná, “backwards”) + ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “bill”).[1]
Proper noun
Anarhynchus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Charadriidae – the single species Anarhynchus frontalis (wrybill).
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Charadriiformes - order; Charadrii - suborder; Charadriidae - family
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
- Jobling, James A. (2010-06-30) Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN
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