Gallirallus
Translingual
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Wikispecies
Etymology
From Latin gallus (“chicken”) + rallus (“rail”).
Proper noun
Gallirallus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Gruiformes - order; Rallidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Gallirallus australis, Gallirallus insignis, Gallirallus lafresnayanus, Gallirallus okinawae, Gallirallus owstoni, Gallirallus philippensis, Gallirallus rovianae, Gallirallus striatus, Gallirallus torquatus - species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN