Promerops

Translingual

Etymology

From pro- (“similar to”) +‎ Merops (“bee-eaters”).

Proper noun

Promerops m

A taxonomic genus within the family Promeropidae.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Passeriformes - order; Passeri - suborder; Passerida - infraorder; Passeroidea - superfamily; Promeropidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Promerops cafer - type species; Promerops gurneyi - other accepted species

References

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

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