Coturnix
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Translingual
Etymology
From Latin cōturnīx (“quail”).
Proper noun
Coturnix f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – Old World quails.
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): Coturnix coromandelica, Coturnix delegorguei, Coturnix ypsilophora - species
References
Coturnix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Coturnix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Coturnix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
