Zonotrichia
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ζώνη (zṓnē, “band”) + Ancient Greek τρῐχός (trĭkhós, “hair”) (genitive of θρίξ (thríx)) + -ia. By surface analysis, zono- + Trichia.
Proper noun
Zonotrichia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Passerellidae – crowned sparrows.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Rivulariaceae – considered a synonym of Rivularia; certain cyanobacteria.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Passerellidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Passeriformes – order; Passeri – suborder; Passerida – infraorder; Emberizoidea – superfamily; Passerellidae – family
- (genus in Rivulariaceae): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Negibacteria – subkingdom; Cyanobacteria – phylum; Cyanophyceae – class; Nostocophycidae – subclass; Nostocales – order; Rivulariaceae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus in Passerellidae): Zonotrichia albicollis (white-throated sparrow) – type species
References
- genus in Passerellidae
- Zonotrichia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Zonotrichia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Zonotrichia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F.; Wright, M. (2006), Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
- “Zonotrichia”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- genus in Rivulariaceae