Plectrophenax
Appearance
Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ancient Greek πλῆκτρον (plêktron, “spur”) + Ancient Greek φέναξ (phénax, “impostor”).
Proper noun
[edit]Plectrophenax m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Calcariidae.
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; Passeriformes – order; Passeri - suborder; Passerida - infraorder; Passeroidea - superfamily; Calcariidae - family
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Plectrophenax hyperboreus (McKay's bunting), Plectrophenax nivalis (snow bunting) - species
References
[edit]- Plectrophenax on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Plectrophenax on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Plectrophenax on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN