Melithreptus
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Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μελίθρεπτος (melíthreptos).
Proper noun
Melithreptus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Meliphagidae – honeyeaters of Australia.
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; Corvida - parvorder; Meliphagoidea - superfamily; Meliphagidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Melithreptus lunatus (white-naped honeyeater) - type species; Melithreptus affinis, Melithreptus albogularis, Melithreptus brevirostris, Melithreptus gularis, Melithreptus validirostris - other species
References
Melithreptus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Melithreptus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Melithreptus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Melithreptus at Avibase
- Melithreptus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
