Acanthiza
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Translingual
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Yellowthornbill.jpg/220px-Yellowthornbill.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἀκᾰνθεών (akantheṓn, “thorny bracken”) + ζᾰ́ω (záō, “I live”).[1]
Proper noun
[edit]Acanthiza f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Pardalotidae – thornbills.
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; Passeri - suborder; Corvida - parvorder; Meliphagoidea - superfamily; Pardalotidae - family; Acanthizinae - subfamily
References
[edit]Acanthiza on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Acanthiza on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Acanthiza on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
- ^ "Acanthiza" in James A. Jobling's Helm dictionary of scientific bird names, A&C Black (2010)