Aethia

Translingual

Aethia cristatella

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek αἴθυια (aíthuia, “a diving bird, perhaps the shearwater”).

Proper noun

Aethia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Alcidae – four auklet species of the North Pacific.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Aethia cristatella, Aethia psittacula, Aethia pusilla, Aethia pygmaea - species

See also

• Paleoaethia (class Trilobita, order/family incertae sedis)

References

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