Macropsalis

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Translingual

Proper noun

Macropsalis f

A taxonomic genus within the family Caprimulgidae – long-trained nightjar.
A taxonomic genus within the family Neopilionidae – Synonym of Megalopsalis, certain daddy longlegs spiders.

Hypernyms

(genus in Caprimulgidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Caprimulgiformes - order; Caprimulgidae (nightjars) - family; Caprimulginae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus in Caprimulgidae): Macropsalis forcipata - sole accepted extant species

References

Macropsalis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Macropsalis Sclater on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Macropsalis 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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