Xenoperdix

Translingual

Etymology

xeno- (“strange”) +‎ Perdix

Proper noun

Xenoperdix f

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – African forest 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

References

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

Further reading

Xenoperdix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Xenoperdix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Xenoperdix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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