Excalfactoria

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Excalfactoria f

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Galloanseri - superorder; Galliformes - order; Phasianidae - family; Perdicinae - subfamily; Tetraogallini - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Excalfactoria adansonii (blue quail) - type species; Excalfactoria chinensis (king quail) - other extant species

References

Excalfactoria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Excalfactoria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Excalfactoria 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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