Oxypogon
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Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”) + πώγων (pṓgōn, “beard”).
Proper noun
[edit]Oxypogon m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae – bearded helmetcrests.
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; Apodiformes – order; Trochilidae – family; Trochilinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Oxypogon cyanolaemus (blue-bearded helmetcrest), Oxypogon guerinii (green-bearded helmetcrest), Oxypogon lindenii (white-bearded helmetcrest), Oxypogon stuebelii (buffy helmetcrest) (species)
References
[edit]- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN