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Artamus
Artamus
See also: artamus
Translingual
Proper noun
Artamus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Artamidae – the woodswallows.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Aves - class; Passeriformes - order; Passeri - suborder; Corvida - parvorder; Corvoidea - superfamily; Artamidae - family; Artaminae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Artamus fuscus (ashy woodswallow), Artamus leucorynchus (white-breasted woodswallow), Artamus mentalis (Fiji woodswallow), Artamus monachus (ivory-backed woodswallow), Artamus maximus (great woodswallow), Artamus insignis (white-backed woodswallow), Artamus personatus (masked woodswallow), Artamus superciliosus (white-browed woodswallow), Artamus cinereus (black-faced woodswallow), Artamus cyanopterus (dusky woodswallow), Artamus minor (little woodswallow) - species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276