Malurus

Translingual

Malurus cyaneus

Etymology

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Proper noun

Malurus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Maluridae – most of the fairywrens.

Hypernyms

• (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; Maluridae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Malurus alboscapulatus (white-shouldered fairywren), Malurus amabilis (lovely fairywren), Malurus campbelli, Malurus coronatus (purple-crowned fairywren), Malurus cyaneus (superb fairywren), Malurus cyanocephalus (emperor fairywren), Malurus elegans (red-winged fairywren), Malurus grayi, Malurus lamberti (variegated fairywren), Malurus leucopterus (white-winged fairywren), Malurus melanocephalus (red-backed fairywren), Malurus pulcherrimus (blue-breasted fairywren), Malurus splendens (splendid fairywren) (species)

References

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