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

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Muscicapidae – flycatchers, principally of southeast Asia.

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Chinese: (phono-semantic matching) 仙鶲 / 仙鹟 (xiānwēng) (partial calque)
  • Russian: циорнис (ciornis)

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