Gymnophaps
Translingual
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Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek γυμνός (gumnós, “naked, unclad”) + φάψ (pháps, “wild pigeon”)
Proper noun
Gymnophaps f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – the mountain pigeons.
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; Ptilinopinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Gymnophaps albertisii, Gymnophaps mada, Gymnophaps stalkeri, Gymnophaps solomonensis - species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN