Musophaga
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Translingual[edit]
violet turaco
Etymology[edit]
Musa (“genus of bananas and plantains”) + -phaga (“eater”)
Proper noun[edit]
Musophaga f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Musophagidae – certain turacos, sometimes included in genus Tauraco.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Saurornithes - informal group; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Musophagiformes - order; Musophagidae - family; Musophaginae - subfamily
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): Musophaga rossae (Ross's turaco), Musophaga violacea (violet turaco) - species
References[edit]
Turaco on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Musophaga on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Musophaga on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
