Macgregoria

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Macgregor +‎ -ia, the bird at least probably after William MacGregor

Proper noun

Macgregoria f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Meliphagidae – MacGregor's honeyeater, the only species.
  2. A taxonomic genus within the family Celastraceae – a kind of bittersweet.

References

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

Further reading

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