Maluridae

Translingual

Malurus cyaneus (superb fairywren)

Etymology

Malurus +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Maluridae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – Australasian wrens.

Hypernyms

(family): 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; Corvida - parvorder; Meliphagoidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

(family): Amytornis (grasswrens), Clytomyias (orange-crowned fairywren), Malurus (fairywrens), Sipodotus (Wallace's fairywren), Stipiturus (emu-wrens) (genera)

References

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

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