Coturnix
See also: coturnix
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin cōturnīx (“quail”).
Proper noun
Coturnix f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – Old World quails.
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; Tetraogallini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Coturnix coromandelica, Coturnix delegorguei, Coturnix ypsilophora - species
References
- Coturnix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Coturnix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Coturnix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN