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Zosterops
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Zos′ter-ops
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] girdle + [GREEK], [GREEK], the eye.]
(Zool.)
A genus of birds that comprises the white-eyes. See
White-eye
. Definition 2024
Zosterops
Zosterops
Translingual
Proper noun
Zosterops m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Zosteropidae – the white-eyes.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Aves - class; Passeriformes - order; Passeri - suborder; Passerida - parvorder; Sylvioidea - superfamily; Zosteropidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Zosterops olivaceus - type species; for the many others see
Zosterops on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276