Curaeus
Translingual
Etymology
Curaeus is derived from the indigenous Mapuche word kêreu, which means "black", and alludes to the color of the bird.
Proper noun
Curaeus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Icteridae – Austral blackbird.
Hypernyms
- (genus): 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; Icteridae – family; Agelaiinae – subfamily
References
- Curaeus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Curaeus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Curaeus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN