Xenicus

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Translingual

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ξενικός (xenikós, different, strange).[1]

Proper noun

Xenicus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthisittidae.

Hypernyms

References

  1. ^ Jobling, James A. (2010 June 30) Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN

Further reading

  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN