Psitteuteles

Translingual

Psitteuteles iris (iris lorikeet)

Etymology

New Latin from ψίττα (psítta), from σίττη (síttē, “nuthatch (Sitta europaea”), + εὐτελής (eutelḗs, “cheap, simple; worthless; thrifty”)

Proper noun

Psitteuteles f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – certain lorikeets, of northern Australia.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

• (genus): Psitteuteles versicolor (varied lorikeet) - type species; Psitteuteles goldiei (now often Glossoptilus goldiei, Goldie's lorikeet) - formerly type species; Psitteuteles iris (now often Saudareos iris, iris lorikeet) - other species

References

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