Alectoris
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀλεκτορίς (alektorís, “hen”). See αλέκτορας (aléktoras).
Proper noun[edit]
Alectoris f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – the partridges.
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): Alectoris magna, Alectoris melanocephala, Alectoris philbyi - selected species
References[edit]
Alectoris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Alectoris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Alectoris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
