Motacilla
See also: motacilla
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Latin motacilla (“wagtail”).
Proper noun edit
Motacilla f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Motacillidae – wagtails.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Passeriformes – order; Passeri - suborder; Passerida - infraorder; Passeroidea - superfamily; Motacillidae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Motacilla alba (white wagtail) - type species
References edit
- Motacilla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Motacilla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Motacilla on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN