Charmosyna

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Charmosyna f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – of forests on the island of New Guinea.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Psittaciformes - order; Psittacoidea - superfamily; Psittaculidae - family; Loriinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Charmosyna papou (Papuan lorikeet) - type species; Charmosyna aureicincta, Charmosyna josefinae, Charmosyna margarethae, Charmosyna meeki, Charmosyna multistriata, Charmosyna palmarum, Charmosyna placentis, Charmosyna pulchella, Charmosyna rubrigularis, Charmosyna rubronotata, Charmosyna toxopei, Charmosyna wilhelminae - other species

References

• Charmosyna on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Charmosyna on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Charmosyna on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN