Ensifera

See also: ensifera

Translingual

Etymology 1

From Latin ēnsifera (“sword-bearing”), referring to the blade-like bill.

Proper noun

Ensifera f

A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae – the sword-billed hummingbird.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Apodiformes - order; Trochilidae - family; Trochilinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Ensifera ensifera - sole species

References

Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

Further reading

Sword-billed Hummingbird on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ensifera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ensifera (Trochilidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Ensifera on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Ensifera at Encyclopedia of Life

Etymology 2

From Latin ēnsifera (“sword-bearing”), referring to the blade-like ovipositor.

Proper noun

Ensifera

A taxonomic suborder within the order Orthoptera – the crickets, katydids and weta.

Further reading

Ensifera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ensifera (Orthoptera) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ensifera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Ensifera on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Ensifera at the Tree of Life Web Project
Ensifera at Encyclopedia of Life

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