Psitteuteles

Translingual

Psitteuteles iris (iris lorikeet)

Etymology

New Latin from ψίττα (psítta), from σίττη (síttē, “nuthatch (Sitta europaea”), + εὐτελής (eutelḗs, “cheap, simple; worthless; thrifty”)

Proper noun

Psitteuteles f

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – certain lorikeets.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

(genus): Psitteuteles goldiei (Goldie's lorikeet), Psitteuteles iris (iris lorikeet), Psitteuteles versicolor (varied lorikeet) - species

References

Psitteuteles on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Psitteuteles on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Psitteuteles 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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