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Loriculus
Loriculus
Translingual
Proper noun
Loriculus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – the hanging parrots.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Psittaciformes - order; Psittacoidea - superfamily; Psittacidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Loriculus amabilis, Loriculus aurantiifrons, Loriculus beryllinus, Loriculus camiguinensis, Loriculus catamene, Loriculus flosculus, Loriculus galgulus, Loriculus philippensis, Loriculus pusillus, Loriculus sclateri, Loriculus stigmatus, Loriculus tener, Loriculus vernalis - species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276