Anthus
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Anthus pratensis (meadow pipit)
See also: anthus
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin anthus, from Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “a small bird, perhaps the wagtail”).
Proper noun
Anthus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Motacillidae – the pipits.
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; Passerida - infraorder; Passeroidea - superfamily; Motacillidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Anthus pratensis (meadow pipit), Anthus cervinus (red-throated pipit), Anthus petrosus (Eurasian rock pipit), Anthus spinoletta (water pipit), Anthus richardi (Richard's pipit), Anthus campestris (tawny pipit), Anthus similis (long-billed pipit), Anthus trivialis (tree pipit), Anthus beerthelotii, Anthus novaezeelandiae (New Zealand pipit) - selected species
References
Anthus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Anthus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Anthus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
