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Francolinus
Francolinus
Translingual
Proper noun
Francolinus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – the francolins.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Galliformes - order; Phasianidae - family; Perdicinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Francolinus gularis, Francolinus pictus, Francolinus pintadeanus, Francolinus pondicerianus - species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276