Oreornis
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ὄρος (óros, “mountain”) + ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”).
Proper noun edit
Oreornis m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Meliphagidae – the orange-cheeked honeyeater.
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; Corvida - parvorder; Meliphagoidea - superfamily; Meliphagidae - family
References edit
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN