Translingual

Proper noun

Melithreptus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Meliphagidae – honeyeaters of Australia.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Aves - class; Passeriformes - order; Passeri - suborder; Corvida - parvorder; Meliphagoidea - superfamily; Meliphagidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Melithreptus affinis, Melithreptus albogularis, Melithreptus brevirostris, Melithreptus gularis, Melithreptus lunatus, Melithreptus validirostris - species

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276