Lophophorus
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λόφος (lóphos, “crest”) + -φόρος (-phóros, “bearing”).
Proper noun
Lophophorus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae.
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; Phasianinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Lophophorus impejanus, Lophophorus lhuysii, Lophophorus sclateri - species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN