Psitteuteles
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Psitteuteles iris (iris lorikeet)
Translingual
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Etymology
New Latin from ψίττα (psítta), from σίττη (síttē, “nuthatch (Sitta europaea”), + εὐτελής (eutelḗs, “cheap, simple; worthless; thrifty”)
Proper noun
Psitteuteles f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – certain lorikeets, of northern 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; Psittaciformes – order; Psittacoidea – superfamily; Psittaculidae – family; Loriinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Psitteuteles versicolor (varied lorikeet) - type species; Psitteuteles goldiei (now often Glossoptilus goldiei, Goldie's lorikeet) - formerly type species; Psitteuteles iris (now often Saudareos iris, iris lorikeet) - other species
References
Psitteuteles on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Psitteuteles on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Psitteuteles on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
