Rallicula
Translingual
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Etymology
A feminine diminutive of Medieval Latin rallus (“rail”).
Proper noun
Rallicula f
- (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae – certain forest rails and crakes of Asia and Australasia, now included in Rallina.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Rallidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Gruiformes - order; Rallidae - family
References
Rallicula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Rallicula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Rallicula on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN