Cyornis
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κῠ́ᾰνος (kŭ́ănos, “cyan”) + Ancient Greek ὄρνῑς (órnīs, “bird”). Coined by English zoologist and pharmacist Edward Blyth in 1843.
Pronunciation
- English: enPR: sī-ôr′-nĭs
- (US) IPA(key): /saɪˈoɹ.nɪs/
Proper noun
Cyornis m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Muscicapidae – flycatchers, principally of southeast Asia.
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; Muscicapoidea – superfamily; Muscicapidae – family
Derived terms
Descendants
- Chinese: → (phono-semantic matching) 仙鶲 / 仙鹟 (xiānwēng) (partial calque)
- → Russian: циорнис (ciornis)
References
- Cyornis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Cyornis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Cyornis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006), Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN