Phaps

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek φάψ (pháps, “wild pigeon”)

Proper noun

Phaps f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – bronzewing pigeons.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Columbimorphae - clade; Columbiformes - order; Columbidae - family; Columbinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Phaps chalcoptera, Phaps elegans, Phaps histrionica - species

Derived terms

• Cryptophaps
• Chalcophaps
• Geophaps
• Henicophaps
• Ocyphaps
• Otidiphaps
• Gymnophaps

References

• Phaps on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Phaps on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Phaps on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN