Ceryle
See also: céryle
Translingual
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Etymology
editNew Latin, from Ancient Greek κηρύλος (kērúlos, “fabulous sea-bird”), identified with ἀλκυών (alkuṓn, “a fabulous sea-bird, later the kingfisher”)
Proper noun
editCeryle f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Alcedinidae – pied kingfisher.
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; Coraciiformes - order; Alcedinidae - family; Cerylinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): Ceryle rudis - sole species
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- Ceryle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ceryle on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Ceryle on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN