Ceryle

See also: céryle

Translingual

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Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek κηρύλος (kērúlos, “fabulous sea-bird”), identified with ἀλκυών (alkuṓn, “a fabulous sea-bird, later the kingfisher”)

Proper noun

Ceryle f

A taxonomic genus within the family Alcedinidae – pied kingfisher.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Coraciiformes - order; Alcedinidae - family; Cerylinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Ceryle rudis - sole species

Derived terms

References

Ceryle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ceryle on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ceryle on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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