Pavo
See also: pavo
Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Pavo m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – the peafowl (peacocks).
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): Pavo cristatus (Indian peafowl(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace
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Derived terms
References
Peafowl on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Pavo on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Pavo on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
English
Etymology
Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin pāvō (“peacock”).
Proper noun
Pavo
- (astronomy) A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a peacock. It lies between the constellations Telescopium and Octans.
Derived terms
Translations
constellation of the southern sky
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