Eudynamys

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Eudynamys m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cuculidae – the koels.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Cuculiformes - order; Cuculidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Eudynamys scolopaceus (Asian koel, western koel) - type species; Eudynamys melanorhynchus (black-billed koel), Eudynamys orientalis (Pacific koel, eastern koel) - other species

References

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