Musophaga

Translingual

Musophaga violaceae
violet turaco

Etymology

Musa (“genus of bananas and plantains”) +‎ -phaga (“eater”)

Proper noun

Musophaga f

A taxonomic genus within the family Musophagidae – certain turacos, sometimes included in genus Tauraco.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Saurornithes - informal group; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Musophagiformes - order; Musophagidae - family; Musophaginae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Musophaga rossae (Ross's turaco), Musophaga violacea (violet turaco) - species

References

Turaco on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Musophaga on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Musophaga 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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