Translingual

Proper noun

Coturnix coturnix

1. A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the common quail.

Hypernyms

• (species): Phasianidae - family; Perdicinae - subfamily; Coturnix - genus

Hyponyms

• (species): Coturnix coturnix africana, Coturnix coturnix conturbans, Coturnix coturnix coturnix, Coturnix coturnix erlangeri, Coturnix coturnix inopinata - subspecies

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276