Melithreptus

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μελίθρεπτος (melíthreptos).

Proper noun

Melithreptus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Meliphagidae – honeyeaters of 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; Passeriformes - order; Passeri - suborder; Corvida - parvorder; Meliphagoidea - superfamily; Meliphagidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Melithreptus affinis, Melithreptus albogularis, Melithreptus brevirostris, Melithreptus gularis, Melithreptus lunatus, Melithreptus validirostris - species

References

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

Further reading

Melithreptus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Melithreptus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Melithreptus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Melithreptus at Avibase
Melithreptus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

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