Compsospiza
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek κομψός (kompsós, “dainty”) + σπίζα (spíza, “chaffinch”).
Proper noun
[edit]Compsospiza f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Thraupidae – certain mountain finches of South America.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (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; Thraupidae - family
References
[edit]- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN