Translingual

Proper noun

Xenus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Scolopacidae – the Terek sandpiper of north central Eurasia.
2. A taxonomic genus within the order Pyrenulales – a fungus.

Hypernyms

• (genus in Scolopacidae): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clade; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Charadriiformes - order; Charadrii - suborder; Scolopacidae - family

References

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