Acanthiza
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀκᾰνθεών (akantheṓn, “thorny bracken”) + ζᾰ́ω (záō, “I live”).[1]
Proper noun
Acanthiza f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Pardalotidae – the thornbills.
Hypernyms
- (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
- ^ "Acanthiza" in James A. Jobling's Helm dictionary of scientific bird names, A&C Black (2010)
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN