Megaceryle
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Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Megaceryle f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Alcedinidae.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Coraciiformes - order; Alcedinidae - family; Cerylinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Megaceryle alcyon (belted kingfisher), Megaceryle lugubris (crested kingfisher), Megaceryle maxima (giant kingfisher), Megaceryle torquata (ringed kingfisher) - species
References
Megaceryle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Megaceryle on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Megaceryle on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
