Pteroptochos
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Translingual
Etymology
ptero- (“wing”) + Ancient Greek πτωχός (ptōkhós, “beggar”).
Proper noun
Pteroptochos m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Rhinocryptidae.
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; Tyranni – suborder; Tyrannides – infraorder; Furnariida – parvorder; Formicaroidea – superfamily; Rhinocryptidae – family
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN