Loxia

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See also: loxia and -loxía

Translingual

Loxia curvirostra

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λοξός (loxós, “slanting, crosswise”).

Proper noun

Loxia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Fringillidae – the crossbills.

Hypernyms

(genus): 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; Passeroidea - superfamily; Fringillidae - family; Carduelinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Loxia curvirostra - type species; for other species see Loxia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Derived terms

Loxia coccothraustes (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)

References

Loxia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Loxia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Loxia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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