Macropsalis

Macropsalis

Translingual

Proper noun

Macropsalis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Caprimulgidae – long-trained nightjar.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Neopilionidae – Synonym of Megalopsalis, certain daddy longlegs spiders.

Hypernyms

• (genus in Caprimulgidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Caprimulgiformes - order; Caprimulgidae (nightjars) - family; Caprimulginae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus in Caprimulgidae): Macropsalis forcipata - sole accepted extant species

References

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