Monasa
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Monasa f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Bucconidae – nunbirds.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Piciformes - order; Bucconidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Monasa atra (black nunbird), Monasa nigrifrons (black-fronted nunbird), Monasa morphoeus (white-fronted nunbird), Monasa flavirostris (yellow-billed nunbird) - species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
Further reading
Monasa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Monasa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Monasa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Monasa at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Monasa at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Monasa at Encyclopedia of Life