Cissa

See also: cissa

Translingual

common green magpie, Cissa chinensis

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κίσσα (kíssa, “magpie”). Compare modern Greek κίσσα (kíssa, “jay, magpie”).

Proper noun

Cissa f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Corvidae.

References

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