Megapodius
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Megapodius reinwardt
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Megapodius m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Megapodiidae – scrubfowls.
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; Craci - suborder; Megapodiidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Megapodius freycinet (dusky megapode) - type species; Megapodius affinis (New Guinea scrubfowl), Megapodius bernsteinii, Megapodius cumingii, Megapodius decollatus, Megapodius eremita, Megapodius forstenii, Megapodius geelvinkianus, Megapodius laperouse, Megapodius layardi, Megapodius nicobariensis, Megapodius pritchardii, Megapodius reinwardt, Megapodius tenimberensis, Megapodius wallacei (Moluccan megapode) - other species
References
Megapodius on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Megapodius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Megapodius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
