Acanthagenys

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Translingual

Acanthagenys rufogularis

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄκᾰνθᾰ (ákănthă, “thorn, spine”) +‎ γένῠς (génŭs, “jaw, mouth”), perhaps a reference to the honeyeater's spiny cheeks.

Proper noun

Acanthagenys f

A taxonomic genus within the family Meliphagidae – the spiny-cheeked honeyeater.

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; Meliphagidae – family

Hyponyms

(genus): Acanthagenys rufogularis (sole species)

References

Acanthagenys on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Acanthagenys on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Acanthagenys on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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