Chalcostigma
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Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χαλκός (khalkós, “bronze”) + στίγμα (stígma, “mark”), in reference to the bronze-tailed thornbill.
Proper noun
Chalcostigma n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae – some thornbill hummingbirds.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Apodiformes – order; Trochilidae – family; Trochilinae - subfamily
References
Chalcostigma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Chalcostigma on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Chalcostigma on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
