Aegolius

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Translingual

Aegolius funereus

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin aegōlĭos, from Ancient Greek αἰγωλιός (aigōliós, “a kind of bird, possibly a screech-owl”).

Proper noun

Aegolius m

A taxonomic genus within the family Strigidae – certain small owls.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Strigiformes – order; Strigidae – family; Surniinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Aegolius funereus - type species; for other species see Aegolius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

Aegolius on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Aegolius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Aegolius 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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