Meropogon

Translingual

Etymology

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Particularly: “μέρος (méros, “part”) + πώγων (pṓgōn, “beard”)?”

Proper noun

Meropogon m

A taxonomic genus within the family Meropidae – including only a single species endemic to Sulawesi in Indonesia.

Hypernyms

(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; Meropidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Meropogon forsteni (purple-bearded bee-eater) - sole accepted species

References

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