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Meliphagidae
Meliphagidae
Translingual
Proper noun
Meliphagidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – the honeyeaters.
Hypernyms
- (family): Aves - class; Passeriformes - order; Passeri - suborder; Corvida - parvorder; Meliphagoidea - superfamily
Hyponyms
- (family): Acanthagenys, Acanthorhynchus, Anthochaera, Anthornis, Apalopteron, Certhionyx, Conopophila, Entomyzon, Foulehaio, Grantiella, Guadalcanaria, Gymnomyza, Lichenostomus, Lichmera, Manorina, Meliarchus, Melidectes, Melilestes, Meliphaga, Melipotes, Melithreptus, Melitograis, Myza, Myzomela, Oreornis, Philemon, Phylidonyris, Plectorhyncha, Prosthemadera, Ptiloprora, Pycnopygius, Ramsayornis, Stresemannia, Timeliopsis, Trichodere, Xanthomyza, Xanthotis (genera)
- †Chaetoptila, †Moho (extinct genera)
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276