Nesospiza
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”) + σπίζα (spíza, “chaffinch”).
Proper noun edit
Nesospiza f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Thraupidae – finches from Tristan da Cunha.
Hypernyms edit
- (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; Passerida - infraorder; Passeroidea - superfamily; Thraupidae - family
References edit
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN