Aphelocoma
Translingual
Etymology
From Latinized Ancient Greek ἀφελής (aphelḗs, “simple”) + Latin coma (“hair”) (from Ancient Greek κόμη (kómē)), in reference to the lack of striped or banded feathers in this genus, compared to other jays.[1]
Proper noun
Aphelocoma f
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; Corvoidea - superfamily; Corvidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Aphelocoma californica (California scrub jay) - type species; Aphelocoma coerulescens (Florida scrub jay), Aphelocoma insularis (Island scrub jay), Aphelocoma woodhouseii (Woodhouse's scrub jay), Aphelocoma unicolor (unicolored jay), Aphelocoma wollweberi (Mexican jay), Aphelocoma ultramarina (Transvolcanic jay) - other species
References
Aphelocoma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Aphelocoma on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Aphelocoma 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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