Platycercus
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Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Platycercus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – rosellas, broad-tailed parrots.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Psittaciformes – order; Psittacoidea – superfamily; Psittaculidae – family; Platycercinae – subfamily; Platycercini – tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Platycercus adscitus, Platycercus caledonicus, Platycercus elegans, Platycercus eximius, Platycercus icterotis, Platycercus venustus – species
References
Platycercus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Platycercus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Platycercus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
