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