Pyrrhocorax

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πυρροκόραξ (purrhokórax, “Alpine chough”).

Proper noun

Pyrrhocorax m

A taxonomic genus within the family Corvidae – the choughs.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Passeriformes – order; Passeri - suborder; Corvida - parvorder; Corvoidea - superfamily; Corvidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Pyrrhocorax graculus (alpine chough), Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax (red-billed chough) - species

References

Pyrrhocorax on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pyrrhocorax on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Pyrrhocorax 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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