Tachornis
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ταχύς (takhús, “swift”) + Ancient Greek ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”).
Proper noun
Tachornis m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Apodidae – New World palm swifts, of Jamaica.
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; Apodidae – family; Apodinae – subfamily; Apodini – tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Tachornis furcatus (pygmy swift), Tachornis phoenicobius (Antillean palm swift), Tachornis squamatus (fork-tailed palm swift) – species (corrected gender)
References
- “Tachornis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- Tachornis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Tachornis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Tachornis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F.; Wright, M. (2006), Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN