Tyrannus
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See also: tyrannus
Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Latin tyrannus, from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos).
Proper noun[edit]
Tyrannus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Tyrannidae – the tyrant flycatchers.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (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; Tyranni - suborder; Tyrannides - infraorder; Tyrannida - parvorder; Tyrannidae - family
References[edit]
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN