Scythrops
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Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σκυθρωπός (skuthrōpós, “sullen, gloomy”).
Proper noun
Scythrops f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cuculidae – the channel-billed cuckoo.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Cuculiformes - order; Cuculidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Scythrops novaehollandiae - sole accepted extant species
References
Scythrops on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Scythrops on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Scythrops on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
