Anthus

See also: anthus

Translingual

Anthus pratensis (meadow pipit)

Etymology

From Latin anthus, from Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “a small bird, perhaps the wagtail”).

Proper noun

Anthus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Motacillidae – the pipits.

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; Passeroidea - superfamily; Motacillidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Anthus pratensis (meadow pipit), Anthus cervinus (red-throated pipit), Anthus petrosus (Eurasian rock pipit), Anthus spinoletta (water pipit), Anthus richardi (Richard's pipit), Anthus campestris (tawny pipit), Anthus similis (long-billed pipit), Anthus trivialis (tree pipit), Anthus beerthelotii, Anthus novaezeelandiae (New Zealand pipit) - selected species

References

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