Gallirallus
Translingual
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Etymology
From Latin gallus (“chicken”) + rallus (“rail”).
Proper noun
Gallirallus m
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Gruiformes - order; Rallidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Gallirallus australis, Gallirallus insignis, Gallirallus lafresnayanus, Gallirallus okinawae, Gallirallus owstoni, Gallirallus philippensis, Gallirallus rovianae, Gallirallus striatus, Gallirallus torquatus - species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN