genus erithacus

Thân thiện

A robin, a member of the genus Erithacus, perches on a garden fence.

Definition

1. Proper noun:
   • A taxonomic genus of birds: "Genus Erithacus" is a biological classification for a group of small, insectivorous songbirds known as Old World robins, within the family Muscicapidae.

Usage Notes

• This term is used exclusively in scientific and ornithological contexts to classify a specific genus of birds. It is not used in everyday conversation.
• The genus name is always capitalized ("Erithacus") and is typically italicized in scientific writing.

Examples of Usage

• Proper noun:
  • The European robin is classified under the genus Erithacus.
  • Ornithologists studied the migration patterns of species within genus Erithacus.

Advanced Usage

• In binomial nomenclature: The genus name forms the first part of a species' scientific name.
  • Erithacus rubecula is the binomial name for the European robin.

Variants and Related Words

• Erithacine (adj): Pertaining to or characteristic of the genus .
  • The bird exhibited typical erithacine plumage.

Synonyms

• Old World robins: A common name for birds of this genus.
• (Taxonomic synonym): In some historical classifications, species now in were placed in related genera like .

Different Meanings

• This term has only one specific meaning: the taxonomic genus. It does not have figurative or colloquial meanings.

Học thuật

Noun

1. Old World thrushes

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• Erithacus
• genus Erithacus