Chrysococcyx

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

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From Ancient Greek χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”) + κόκκυξ (kókkux, “cuckoo”).

Proper noun

Chrysococcyx m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cuculidae.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Cuculiformes - order; Cuculidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Chrysococcyx basalis, Chrysococcyx caprius, Chrysococcyx flavigularis, Chrysococcyx klaas, Chrysococcyx lucidus, Chrysococcyx maculatus, Chrysococcyx megarhynchus, Chrysococcyx meyerii, Chrysococcyx minutillus, Chrysococcyx osculans, Chrysococcyx ruficollis, Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus - species

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN