Alectroenas
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Translingual
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Etymology
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Proper noun
[edit]Alectroenas f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – the blue pigeons.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (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; Treroninae - subfamily
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Alectroenas madagascariensis, Alectroenas pulcherrima, Alectroenas sganzini - selected species
References
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Alectroenas on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Alectroenas on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN