Translingual

Proper noun

Artamidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – the woodswallows, butcherbirds, and close relatives.

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Aves - class; Passeriformes - order; Passeri - suborder; Corvida - parvorder; Corvoidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

• (family): Artaminae (woodswallows), Cracticinae (butcherbirds & allies)
  • Artamus; Peltops, Strepera, Cracticus

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276