Gymnophaps

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek γυμνός (gumnós, “naked, unclad”) + φάψ (pháps, “wild pigeon”)

Proper noun

Gymnophaps f

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – the mountain pigeons.

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; Ptilinopinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Gymnophaps albertisii, Gymnophaps mada, Gymnophaps stalkeri, Gymnophaps solomonensis - species

References

Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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