Urolestes

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Urolestes m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Laniidae – with a single species (Urolestes melanoleucus); magpie shrike or African long-tailed shrike.

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; Corvoidea - superfamily; Laniidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Urolestes melanoleucus) (magpie shrike, African long-tailed shrike) - sole species

References

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