Cassicus

/kæˈsɪkəs/ noun

Definition

A genus of tropical American birds known as caciques, which have distinctive plumage and build hanging pouch nests.

Etymology

Scientific Latin name, possibly derived from a Tupi or other indigenous Amazonian language word for this type of bird.

Kelly Says

Cassicus birds are architectural geniuses—they weave hanging sock-shaped nests from palm fibers that can be 3-5 feet long, and they all hang together like a tiny bird apartment building!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ካስሲክስ
ka-si-kis
ARالعربية
كاسيكس
kas-si-kus
BNবাংলা
ক্যাসিকাস
ka-si-kus
CACatalà
cassicus
kas-si-kus
CSČeština
cassicus
kas-si-kus
DADansk
cassicus
kas-si-kus
DEDeutsch
Cassicus
kas-si-kus
ELΕλληνικά
κασσικός
kas-si-kos
ESEspañol
cassicus
kas-si-kus
FAفارسی
کاسیکس
ka-si-ks
FISuomi
cassicus
kas-si-kus
FRFrançais
cassicus
kas-si-kus
GUGU
કાસિકસ
ka-si-kus
HAHA
cassicus
kas-si-kus
HEעברית
קאסיכוס
ka-si-kus
HIहिन्दी
कैसिकस
ka-si-kus
HUMagyar
cassicus
kas-si-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
cassicus
kas-si-kus
IGIG
cassicus
kas-si-kus
ITItaliano
cassicus
kas-si-kus
JA日本語
カッシクス
kas-si-kus
KKKK
қассикус
qassi-kus
KMKM
កាស៊ីកុស
ka-si-kus
KO한국어
카시쿠스
ka-si-kus
MRMR
कॅसिकस
ka-si-kus
MSBahasa Melayu
cassicus
kas-si-kus
MYမြန်မာ
ကာစီကတ်
ka-si-kat
NLNederlands
cassicus
kas-si-kus
NONorsk
cassicus
kas-si-kus
PAPA
ਕੈਸਿਕਸ
ka-si-kus
PLPolski
cassicus
kas-si-kus
PTPortuguês
cassicus
kas-si-kus
RORomână
cassicus
kas-si-kus
RUРусский
кассикус
kas-si-kus
SVSvenska
cassicus
kas-si-kus
SWKiswahili
cassicus
kas-si-kus
TAதமிழ்
காசியான்
ka-si-yan
TEతెలుగు
కాసియన్
ka-si-yan
THไทย
คาสสิกัส
ka-si-kus
TLTL
cassicus
kas-si-kus
TRTürkçe
cassicus
kas-si-kus
UKУкраїнська
кассікус
kas-si-kus
URاردو
کاسیکس
kas-i-kus
VITiếng Việt
cassicus
kas-si-kus
YOYO
cassicus
kas-si-kus
ZH中文
卡西克斯
kā xī kè sī
ZUZU
ikasikusi
i-ka-si-ku-si

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