Abeillia
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Either from New Latin, from French abeille (“honeybee”) + -ia, or, after M. Abeillé (fl. 1839) and his wife, Félice, French naturalists and collectors (Abeillia, Arremon, Hesperiphona, Icterus, Orchesticus)*.
Proper noun[edit]
Abeillia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae – single species Abeillia abeillei (emerald-chinned hummingbird).
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; Apodiformes – order; Trochilidae – family; Trochilinae - subfamily
References[edit]
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
- The Helm dictionary of scientific birds names. By James A. Gobling, Cristopher Helm, London 2010. →ISBN.
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