Coturnix

See also: coturnix

Translingual edit

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Etymology edit

From Latin cōturnīx (“quail”).

Proper noun edit

Coturnix f

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – Old World quails.

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; Tetraogallini - tribe

Hyponyms edit

(genus): Coturnix coromandelica, Coturnix delegorguei, Coturnix ypsilophora - species

References edit

Coturnix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Coturnix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Coturnix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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