Anthracothorax

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄνθραξ (ánthrax) + θώραξ (thṓrax).

Proper noun

Anthracothorax m

A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae – the mangos, New World hummingbirds.

Hypernyms

(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

Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

Further reading

Anthracothorax on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anthracothorax on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Anthracothorax on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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