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Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi

Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi

9.9
A wild bird like a black grouse with dark feathers and a rounded tail
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi
  • We observed a male Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi displaying its remarkable lyre-shaped tail feathers.

Examples

  • The Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi inhabits forests and mountain slopes in the Caucasus region.

  • Conservationists are concerned about declines in the population of Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi due to habitat loss.

  • The Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi is a rare bird species.

  • Have you seen a Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi in the wild?

  • Conservationists are concerned about declines in the population of Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi due to habitat loss.

  • The Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi inhabits forests and mountain slopes in the Caucasus region.

  • We observed a male Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi displaying its remarkable lyre-shaped tail feathers.

Synonyms

Asian black grouse
vsLyrurus mlokosiewiczi
  • Indian
8.2

A large dark bird from western Asia that performs a mating display

emphasizes rounded tail shape rather than display behavior

Surface Forms

Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi singular
Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi plural

Morphology

Lyrurus + mlokosiewiczi

This is a taxonomic binomial: the first element 'Lyrurus' names the genus (a group of black grouse) and the second element is an eponymic species epithet. A learner who knows that pattern and the meaning of 'Lyrurus' can directly infer that 'Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi' denotes a species/member of that genus, so the meaning is transparently derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi may come from two ideas. The first part, Lyrurus, points to the bird's curved tail that looks like a small harp, a 'lyre', and the second part, mlokosiewiczi, is 'named after' the naturalist Młokosiewicz who first studied the bird, so the full name reminds us of both its lyre-shaped tail and the person who found it.