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Definition of Genus campephilus
1. Noun. A genus of Picidae.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Picidae, Picidae
Member holonyms: Campephilus Principalis, Ivory-billed Woodpecker, Ivorybill
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Campephilus
Literary usage of Genus campephilus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1907)
"Linn., the first species; as designated by Gray (1855), Alcedo amazona Lath., the
fourth species. Family PICID.E. genus campephilus. ..."
2. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1886)
"Length, 5.10: wing, 2.75; tail, 1.85; tarsus, .70: bill, .62. HABITAT. Haiti and
San Domingo. GENUS Campephilus GRAY. ..."
3. The Natural History of Secession by Thomas Shepard Goodwin (1865)
"The genus campephilus comprises Woodpeckers which have the bill considerably
longer than the head, feet large, tail long and cuneate, wings long and pointed ..."
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