Strepera

Translingual

Etymology

From New Latin streperus (“noisy”), from Latin strepō (“make a noise”)

Proper noun

Strepera f

A taxonomic genus within the family Artamidae – the currawongs.

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; Corvida - parvorder; Corvoidea - superfamily; Artamidae - family; Cracticinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Strepera fuliginosa (black currawong), Strepera graculina (pied currawong), Strepera versicolor (gray currawong) - species

References

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

Further reading

Strepera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Strepera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Strepera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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