Trochiliformes
Translingual
Etymology
From Trochilus (“Egyptian plover”) + -iformes.
Proper noun
Trochiliformes
- (archaic) A taxonomic order within the subclass Aves – the hummingbirds, now included in Apodiformes.
Hypernyms
- (order): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass
Hyponyms
- (order): Trochilidae (the only family)
Translations
Hummingbirds
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Further reading
- Hummingbird on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Trochiliformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Trochilidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons