Phaps

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Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek φάψ (pháps, “wild pigeon”)

Proper noun

Phaps f

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – bronzewing pigeons.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Columbimorphae – clade; Columbiformes – order; Columbidae – family; Columbinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Phaps chalcoptera, Phaps elegans, Phaps histrionica - species

Derived terms

References

Phaps on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Phaps on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Phaps 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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