Delichon
Translingual
Delichon urbicum in flight
Etymology
New Latin, anagram of Chelidon, former genus of all then-known swallows and martins, from Ancient Greek χελιδών (khelidṓn, “swallow”), to reflect close relationship of martins to swallows
Proper noun
Delichon n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Hirundinidae – the house martins.
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; Passerida - parvorder; Sylvioidea - superfamily; Hirundinidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Delichon nipalense - type species; Delichon dasypus, Delichon urbicum - species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
Further reading
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- Delichon at World Register of Marine Species
- Delichon at Animal Diversity Web
- Delichon on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Delichon at Encyclopedia of Life
- Delichon at National Center for Biotechnology Information
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