Lagopus
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See also: lagopus
Translingual
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Denali_National_Park_Ptarmigan.jpg/220px-Denali_National_Park_Ptarmigan.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From Latin lagōpūs, from Ancient Greek λαγώπους (lagṓpous), from λαγώς (lagṓs, “hare”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).
Proper noun
[edit]Lagopus f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – the ptarmigans.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (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; Tetraoninae - subfamily
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Lagopus lagopus - type species; Lagopus leucura, Lagopus muta - other species
References
[edit]- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
Lagopus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lagopus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies