Melanoperdix
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Translingual
Proper noun
Melanoperdix m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae.
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
Hyponyms
- (genus): Melanoperdix niger - species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN