Amytornis
Translingual
Amytornis purnelli
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek Αμυτις (Amutis), Αμιτυς (Amitus, “name of supposedly licentious Persian queen”) (from Old Persian *Umati, equivalent to Avestan humaiti (humaiti)) + ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”)
Proper noun
Amytornis m
Hyponyms
- (genus): Amytornis ballarae (Kalkadoon grasswren), Amytornis barbatus (grey grasswren), Amytornis dorotheae (Carpenterian grasswren), Amytornis goyderi (Eyrean grasswren), Amytornis housei (black grasswren), Amytornis merrotsyi (short-tailed grasswren), Amytornis purnelli (dusky grasswren), Amytornis striatus (striated grasswren), Amytornis textilis (western grasswren), Amytornis woodwardi (white-throated grasswren) (species)
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
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