Ectopistes
Translingual
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Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek, ultimately from ἐκτοπίζω (ektopízō, “to emigrate”)
Proper noun
Ectopistes m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – Ectopistes migratorius, the recently extinct passenger pigeon.
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): †Ectopistes migratorius - sole species
Further reading
Ectopistes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ectopistes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Ectopistes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Ectopistes at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Ectopistes at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Ectopistes at Paleobiology Database