Dryocopus

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Translingual

Dryocopus martius (black woodpecker)

Etymology

Coined by Friedrich Boie, and first published in the scientific journal Isis in 1826 . From Ancient Greek δρῦς (drûs, “tree”) + κόπος (kópos, “striking, beating”).

Proper noun

Dryocopus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Picidae.

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): Dryocopus martius (black woodpecker) - type species; Dryocopus hodgei (Andaman woodpecker), Dryocopus javensis (white-bellied woodpecker), Dryocopus lineatus (lineated woodpecker), Dryocopus pileatus (pileated woodpecker), Dryocopus schulzii (black-bodied woodpecker) - other species

Coordinate terms

(genus in Picini): Chrysophlegma, Picus, Mulleripicus, Celeus, Piculus, Colaptes - genera

References

Dryocopus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dryocopus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Dryocopus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Dryocopus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Dryocopus at AnimalBase
Dryocopus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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