Melanospiza
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Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “black”) + σπίζα (spíza, “chaffinch”).
Proper noun
Melanospiza f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Thraupidae – Saint Lucia black finch.
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; Thraupidae - family
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN