Pyrrhuloxia

See also: pyrrhuloxia

Translingual edit

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Etymology edit

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Proper noun edit

Pyrrhuloxia f

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Fringillidae – certain birds similar to cardinals, notably Pyrrhuloxia sinuata, now Cardinalis sinuatus (desert cardinal).

Hypernyms edit

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Passeriformes – order; Passeri - suborder; Passerida - infraorder; Passeroidea - superfamily; Fringillidae - family

Hyponyms edit

(genus): Pyrrhuloxia sinuata, now Cardinalis sinuatus (desert cardinal) - type species

Descendants edit

English: pyrrhuloxia

References edit

Pyrrhuloxia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cardinalis sinuatus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Cardinalis sinuatus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Pyrrhuloxia at Index to Organism Names
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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