Pyrrhuloxia

See also: pyrrhuloxia

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Pyrrhuloxia f

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

Hypernyms

• (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

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

Descendants

• English: pyrrhuloxia

References

• 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