Nyctyornis

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Nyctyornis m

A taxonomic genus within the family Meropidae – certain bee-eaters.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

(genus): Nyctyornis amictus (red-bearded bee-eater), Nyctyornis athertoni (blue-bearded bee-eater) - species

References

Nyctyornis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Nyctyornis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Nyctyornis 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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