Galloperdix
Translingual
editEtymology
editFrom Latin gallus (“rooster”) + perdīx (“partridge”).
Proper noun
editGalloperdix 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