Acanthisitta
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”) + σίττη (síttē, “nuthatch”)
Proper noun[edit]
Acanthisitta f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthisittidae – the rifleman, a bird endemic to New Zealand.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (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; Acanthisitti - suborder; Acanthisittidae - family
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): Acanthisitta chloris (sole species)
References[edit]
- Rifleman (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Acanthisitta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Acanthisitta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN