Tympanuchus
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Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τύμπανον (túmpanon, “drum”) + -ούχος (-oúkhos, “possessing”).
Proper noun
Tympanuchus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – prairie chickens, of North America.
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; Tetraoninae - subfamily; Tetraonini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Tympanuchus cupido (greater prairie chicken), Tympanuchus pallidicinctus (lesser prairie chicken), Tympanuchus phasianellus (sharp-tailed grouse)
References
Tympanuchus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Tympanuchus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Tympanuchus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Tympanuchus at AnimalBase
- Tympanuchus at Animal Diversity Web
- Tympanuchus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Tympanuchus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Phasianidae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
