Otidiphaps

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Otidiphaps f

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – large terrestrial pigeons of New Guinea.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Columbimorphae - clade; Columbiformes - order; Columbidae - family; Otidiphapinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Otidiphaps nobilis (pheasant pigeon) - sole species

References

Otidiphaps on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Otidiphaps on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Otidiphaps on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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