Lophura
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λόφος (lóphos, “crest”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”), from Proto-Indo-European *ors- (“tail”).
Proper noun
Lophura f
- 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): Lophura hoogerwerfi - species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN