Abeillia

Translingual

A depiction of Abeillia abeillei (sole species)

Etymology

Either from New Latin, from French abeille (“honeybee”) +‎ -ia, or, after M. Abeillé (fl. 1839) and his wife, Félice, French naturalists and collectors (Abeillia, Arremon, Hesperiphona, Icterus, Orchesticus)*.

Proper noun

Abeillia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae – single species Abeillia abeillei (emerald-chinned 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

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
• The Helm dictionary of scientific birds names. By James A. Gobling, Cristopher Helm, London 2010. →ISBN.
• Emerald-chinned hummingbird on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Abeillia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Abeillia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons