Alectrurus
Translingual
editEtymology
editNew Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀλεκτρυών (alektruṓn, “cock, rooster”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”)
Proper noun
editAlectrurus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Tyrannidae.
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; Tyranni - suborder; Tyrannides - infraorder; Tyrannida - parvorder; Tyrannidae - family
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): Alectrurus tricolor (cock-tailed tyrant) - type species; Alectrurus risora (strange-tailed tyrant) - other species
References
edit- Alectrurus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Alectrurus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Alectrurus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN