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Ensifera
Ensifera
See also: ensifera
Translingual
Proper noun
Ensifera f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae – the sword-billed hummingbird.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Animalia - kingdom; Chordata - phylum; Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Apodiformes - order; Trochilidae - family; Trochilinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Ensifera ensifera - sole species
External links
- Sword-billed Hummingbird on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ensifera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Ensifera (Trochilidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Ensifera on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Ensifera at Encyclopedia of Life
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276
Etymology 2
From Latin ēnsifera (“sword-bearing”), referring to the blade-like ovipositor.
Proper noun
Ensifera
External links
- Ensifera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ensifera (Orthoptera) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Ensifera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Ensifera on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Ensifera at the Tree of Life Web Project
- Ensifera at Encyclopedia of Life