Galloperdix

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin gallus (“rooster”) + perdīx (“partridge”).

Proper noun

Galloperdix f

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – the spurfowl.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Galloanseri - superorder; Galliformes - order; Phasianidae - family; Perdicinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Galloperdix bicalcarata, Galloperdix lunulata, Galloperdix spadicea - species

References

Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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