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Athene
Athene
See also: Athéné
Translingual
Proper noun
Athene f
Synonyms
- (genus): Speotyto
Hypernyms
- (genus): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Strigiformes - order; Strigidae - family; Surniinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Athene blewitti (now Heteroglaux blewitti; forest owlet), Athene brama (spotted owlet), Athene cunicularia (burrowing owl), Athene noctua (little owl) - species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276
German
Athene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈteːnə/
Proper noun
Athene f (genitive Athene)