Lophura

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λόφος (lóphos, “crest”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”), from Proto-Indo-European *ors- (“tail”).

Proper noun

Lophura 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; Phasianinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Lophura hoogerwerfi - species

References

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

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