Picus
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Translingual
Etymology
From Latin pīcus (“woodpecker”).
Proper noun
Picus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Picidae – certain woodpeckers.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Piciformes – order; Picidae – family; Picinae - subfamily; Picini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Picus viridis (European green woodpecker) - type species; Picus chlorolophus (lesser yellownape), Picus puniceus (crimson-winged woodpecker), Picus viridanus (streak-breasted woodpecker), Picus vittatus (laced woodpecker), Picus xanthopygaeus (streak-throated woodpecker), Picus squamatus (scaly-bellied woodpecker), Picus awokera (Japanese green woodpecker), Picus sharpei (Iberian green woodpecker), Picus vaillantii (Levaillant's woodpecker), Picus rabieri (red-collared woodpecker), Picus erythropygius (black-headed woodpecker), Picus canus (grey-headed woodpecker) - other species
Coordinate terms
- (genus in Picini): Chrysophlegma, Dryocopus, Mulleripicus, Celeus, Piculus, Colaptes - genera
Derived terms
- Blythipicus
- Chloropicus
- Dendropicos
- Leiopicus
- Leuconotopicus
- Mulleripicus
- Picoides
- Piculus
- Picumnus
- Reinwardtipicus
- Sphyrapicus
- Xiphidiopicus
- Yungipicus
References
Picus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Picus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Picus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Picus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Picus at AnimalBase
- Picus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
