Translingual

Proper noun

Lophostrix f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Strigidae – the crested owl.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Strigiformes - order; Strigidae - family; Striginae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Lophostrix cristata - sole species

References

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