Musophaga

Translingual

Etymology

Musa (“genus of bananas and plantains”) +‎ -phaga (“eater”)

Proper noun

Musophaga f

A taxonomic genus within the family Musophagidae – certain turacos.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Saurornithes - informal group; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Musophagiformes - order; Musophagidae - family; Musophaginae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Musophaga rossae, Musophaga violacea - species

References

Musophaga on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Musophaga on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Musophaga 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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