Monasa

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Monasa f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Bucconidae – nunbirds.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

• (genus): Monasa atra (black nunbird) - type species; Monasa nigrifrons (black-fronted nunbird), Monasa morphoeus (white-fronted nunbird), Monasa flavirostris (yellow-billed nunbird) - other species

References

• Monasa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Monasa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Monasa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Monasa at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Monasa at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN