Chrysolophus
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”) + λόφος (lóphos, “crest”).
Proper noun[edit]
Chrysolophus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – the golden pheasant and Lady Amherst's pheasant.
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; Phasianinae - subfamily
References[edit]
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN