Chrysophlegma
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Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”) + φλέγμα (phlégma, “flame”).
Proper noun
Chrysophlegma n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Picidae – certain woodpeckers of eastern Asia.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Piciformes – order; Picidae – family; Picinae - subfamily; Picini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Chrysophlegma flavinucha (greater yellownape), Chrysophlegma mentale (checker-throated woodpecker), Chrysophlegma miniaceum (banded woodpecker)
Coordinate terms
References
Chrysophlegma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Chrysophlegma on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Chrysophlegma on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
