Anarhynchus

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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

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

^ Jobling, James A. (2010 June 30) Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN

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