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Ectopistes
Ectopistes
Translingual
Proper noun
Ectopistes m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – Ectopistes migratorius, the recently extinct passenger pigeon.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Columbiformes - order; Columbidae - family; Columbinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): †Ectopistes migratorius - sole species