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Peltops
Peltops
See also: peltops
Translingual
Proper noun
Peltops m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Artamidae – shieldbills.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Aves - class; Passeriformes - order; Passeri - suborder; Corvida - parvorder; Corvoidea - superfamily; Artamidae - family; Cracticinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Peltops blainvillii (clicking shieldbill, lowland peltops), Peltops montanus (tinkling shieldbill, mountain peltops) - species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276
peltops
peltops
See also: Peltops
English
Noun
peltops (plural peltops or peltopses)
- Either of two species of bird in the genus Peltops, endemic to New Guinea.
Derived terms
- lowland peltops
- mountain peltops