Coturnix

Coturnix

See also: coturnix

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin cōturnīx (“quail”).

Proper noun

Coturnix f

1. 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
• Coturnix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN