Glaucidium
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Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Glaucidium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Strigidae – pygmy owls.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ranunculaceae – Japanese wood poppy.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Strigidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Strigiformes – order; Strigidae - family; Surniinae - subfamily
- (genus in Ranunculaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots – clades; Ranunculales – order; Ranunculaceae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus in Strigidae): Glaucidium passerinum - type species; for other species see
Glaucidium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies - (genus in Ranunculaceae): Glaucidium palmatum - sole accepted species
References
- owl
Glaucidium (owl) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Glaucidium (Surniinae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Glaucidium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
- flower
- Glaucidium (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Glaucidium (Ranunculaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Glaucidium palmatum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons