Cardinalis
See also: cardinalis
Translingual
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Etymology
From Ecclesiastical Latin cardinālis (“cardinal [in the Catholic Church]”), due to the red color of the cardinal's cassock.
Proper noun
Cardinalis m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cardinalidae – the cardinals.
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; Cardinalidae - family
Hyponyms
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References
Cardinalis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cardinalis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Cardinalis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN