Rallus
See also: rallus
Translingual
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Rallus_aquaticus_-_Ralaqu.jpg/220px-Rallus_aquaticus_-_Ralaqu.jpg)
Etymology
From Medieval Latin rallus (“rail”).
Proper noun
Rallus m
Hypernyms
- (genus): 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
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN