Delichon

Translingual

Delichon urbicum in flight

Etymology

New Latin, anagram of Chelidon, former genus of all then-known swallows and martins, from Ancient Greek χελιδών (khelidṓn, “swallow”), to reflect close relationship of martins to swallows

Proper noun

Delichon n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Hirundinidae – house martins.

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; Sylvioidea – superfamily; Hirundinidae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Delichon nipalense (Nepal house martin) - type species; Delichon dasypus, Delichon urbicum - species

References

• Delichon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Delichon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Delichon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Delichon at World Register of Marine Species
• Delichon at Animal Diversity Web
• Delichon at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Delichon at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN