Galloperdix
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin gallus (“rooster”) + perdīx (“partridge”).
Proper noun
Galloperdix f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – the spurfowl.
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; Perdicinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Galloperdix bicalcarata, Galloperdix lunulata, Galloperdix spadicea - species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN