Meropogon

Translingual

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “μέρος (méros, “part”) + πώγων (pṓgōn, “beard”)?”

Proper noun

Meropogon m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Meropidae – including only a single species endemic to Sulawesi in Indonesia.

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; Meropidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Meropogon forsteni (purple-bearded bee-eater) - sole accepted species

References

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