Abeillia
Translingual
A depiction of Abeillia abeillei (sole species)
Etymology
Either from New Latin, from French abeille (“honeybee”) + -ia, or, after M. Abeillé (fl. 1839) and his wife, Félice,French naturalists and collectors (Abeillia, Arremon, Hesperiphona, Icterus, Orchesticus)*.
Proper noun
Abeillia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae – single species Abeillia abeillei (emerald-chinned hummingbird).
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Apodiformes - order; Trochilidae - family; Trochilinae - subfamily
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
- The Helm dictionary of scientific birds names. By James A. Gobling, Cristopher Helm, London 2010. →ISBN.
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