Leiothrix
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Leiothrix argentauris (silver-eared mesia
See also: leiothrix
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin leio- (“smooth”) + Ancient Greek θρίξ (thríx, “hair”)
Proper noun
Leiothrix f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Leiothrichidae – certain babblers.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Eriocaulaceae – plants of tropical South America.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Leiothrichidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Passeriformes – order; Passeri - suborder; Passerida - infraorder; Sylvioidea - superfamily; Leiothrichidae - family
- (genus in Eriocaulaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids – clades; Poales – order; Eriocaulaceae - family; Paepalanthoideae - subfamily
References
Leiothrix (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Leiothrix (Leiothrichidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies - Leiothrix (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Leiothrix (Eriocaulaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
