Galloperdix
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin gallus (“rooster”) + perdīx (“partridge”).
Proper noun[edit]
Galloperdix f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – the spurfowl.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (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[edit]
- (genus): Galloperdix bicalcarata, Galloperdix lunulata, Galloperdix spadicea - species
References[edit]
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN