Leptosomus

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Leptosomus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Leptosomatidae – the cuckoo roller, sole member of its family, sometimes in its order.
2. (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the order Commelinales – now Pontederia.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Coraciiformes – order; Leptosomatidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Leptosomus discolor - sole accepted species

References

• Leptosomus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Leptosomus Vieillot on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Leptosomus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
• “Leptosomus”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.