Aphelocoma

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Translingual

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Etymology

From Latinized Ancient Greek ἀφελής (aphelḗs, “simple”) + Latin coma (“hair”) (from Ancient Greek κόμη (kómē)), in reference to the lack of striped or banded feathers in this genus, compared to other jays.[1]

Proper noun

Aphelocoma f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Corvidae – certain New World jays, including scrub jays.

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References

  1. ^ Rice, Nathan H, Martínez-Meyer, Enrique, Peterson, A Townsend (2003) “Ecological niche differentiation in the Aphelocoma jays: a phylogenetic perspective”, in Biological Journal of the Linnean Society‎, volume 80, number 3, →DOI, pages 369–383
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