Gelochelidon
Appearance
Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The first element, gelo-, derives from Ancient Greek γέλως (gélōs, “laughter”) and/or the related verb γελάω (geláō, “to laugh”). The second element is χελῑδών (khelīdṓn, “swallow”).
Proper noun
[edit]Gelochelidon f
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; Charadriiformes – order; Lari – suborder; Laridae – family
References
[edit]- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN