Alectrurus

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Translingual

Alectrurus tricolor

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀλεκτρυών (alektruṓn, “cock, rooster”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”)

Proper noun

Alectrurus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Tyrannidae.

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; Tyranni – suborder; Tyrannides – infraorder; Tyrannida – parvorder; Tyrannidae – family

Hyponyms

(genus): Alectrurus tricolor (cock-tailed tyrant) - type species; Alectrurus risora (strange-tailed tyrant) - other species

References

Alectrurus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Alectrurus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Alectrurus 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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