Lophophorus
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek λόφος (lóphos, “crest”) + -φόρος (-phóros, “bearing”).
Proper noun edit
Lophophorus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae.
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; Phasianinae - subfamily
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Lophophorus impejanus - type species; Lophophorus lhuysii, Lophophorus sclateri - other extant species
References edit
- Lophophorus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Lophophorus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Lophophorus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN