Alectrurus
Translingual edit
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Etymology edit
New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀλεκτρυών (alektruṓn, “cock, rooster”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”)
Proper noun edit
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- A taxonomic genus within the family Tyrannidae.
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; Tyranni - suborder; Tyrannides - infraorder; Tyrannida - parvorder; Tyrannidae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Alectrurus tricolor (cock-tailed tyrant) - type species; Alectrurus risora (strange-tailed tyrant) - other species
References edit
Alectrurus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Alectrurus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Alectrurus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
