Rhinoptilus
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Rhinoptilus africanus (double-banded courser)
Translingual
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Etymology
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Proper noun
Rhinoptilus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Glareolidae – certain coursers.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Charadriiformes - order; Charadrii - suborder; Glareolidae - family; Cursoriinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Rhinoptilus chalcopterus (bronze-winged courser), Rhinoptilus africanus (double-banded courser), Rhinoptilus bitorquatus (Jerdon's courser), Rhinoptilus cinctus (three-banded courser) - species
References
Rhinoptilus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Rhinoptilus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Rhinoptilus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
