Acridotheres
Translingual
Etymology
From New Latin acridotheres (“locust-hunter”), from Ancient Greek.
Proper noun
Acridotheres m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Sturnidae – the typical mynas.
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; Passerida - infraorder; Muscicapoidea - superfamily; Sturnidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): great myna, Acridotheres grandis; crested myna, Acridotheres cristatellus; white-vented myna, Acridotheres javanicus; pale-bellied myna, Acridotheres cinereus; jungle myna, Acridotheres fuscus; collared myna, Acridotheres albocinctus; bank myna, Acridotheres ginginianus; common myna, Acridotheres tristis - species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
Further reading
- Acridotheres on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Acridotheres on Wikispecies.Wikispecies