Ectopistes
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek, ultimately from ἐκτοπίζω (ektopízō, “to emigrate”)
Proper noun
Ectopistes m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – Ectopistes migratorius, the recently extinct passenger pigeon.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Columbiformes - order; Columbidae - family; Columbinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): †Ectopistes migratorius - sole species
Further reading
- Ectopistes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ectopistes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Ectopistes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Ectopistes at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Ectopistes at Encyclopedia of Life
- Ectopistes at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Ectopistes at Paleology Database