Perdix

See also: perdix

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin perdīx (“partridge”), from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ (pérdix).

Proper noun

Perdix f

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – true partridges.

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): Perdix perdix (grey partridge) - type species; Perdix dauurica (Daurian partridge), Perdix hodgsoniae (Tibetan partridge) - other species

Derived terms

References

Perdix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Perdix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Perdix 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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