Trochilus

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Translingual

Etymology

From Latin trochilus, itself from Ancient Greek τροχίλος (trokhílos, “Egyptian plover”).

Proper noun

Trochilus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae – small hummingbirds of Jamaica.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Apodiformes – order; Trochilidae – family; Trochilinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Trochilus polytmus, Trochilus scitulus - species

References

Trochilus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Trochilus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Trochilus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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