Acanthis

See also: acanthis

Translingual

Acanthis flammea
(common redpoll)

Etymology

See Acanthis (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Proper noun

Acanthis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fringillidae – redpolls, of northern woodlands, formerly included in Carduelis.

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; Passerida – infraorder; Passeroidea – superfamily; Fringillidae – family; Carduelinae - subfamily; Carduelini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Acanthis flammea (common redpoll) – type species; Acanthis cabaret (lesser redpoll), Acanthis hornemanni (Arctic redpoll) – other species

Coordinate terms

• (genus): Loxia (crossbills)

Derived terms

• Acanthidops

References

• Redpoll on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Acanthis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Acanthis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Acanthis at World Register of Marine Species
• Acanthis at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Acanthis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Fringillidae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
• Acanthis at Paleobiology Database