Cursorius

See also: cursorius

Translingual

Cursorius rufus

Etymology

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Proper noun

Cursorius m

A taxonomic genus within the family Glareolidae – certain coursers.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Charadriiformes - order; Charadrii - suborder; Glareolidae - family; Cursoriinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Cursorius rufus (Burchell's courser), Cursorius cursor (cream-coloured courser), Cursorius coromandelicus (Indian courser), Cursorius somalensis (Somali courser), Cursorius temminckii (Temminck's courser) - species

References

Cursorius on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cursorius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Cursorius 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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