Coturnix
See also: coturnix
Translingual
editEtymology
editFrom Latin cōturnīx (“quail”).
Proper noun
editCoturnix 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