Cnemoscopus

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κνήμη (knḗmē, shin, tibia) +‎ Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós, watcher, lookout). Coined by American ornithologist Outram Bangs and American engineer and ornithologist Thomas Edward Penard in 1919. By surface analysis, cnem- +‎ -o- +‎ scope +‎ -us.

Proper noun

Cnemoscopus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Thraupidae – the grey-hooded bush tanager.

Hypernyms

References

  • Gill, F.; Wright, M. (2006), Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN