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Leptotila
Leptotila
Translingual
Proper noun
Leptotila f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – doves of the tropical and subtropical New World.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Columbiformes - order; Columbidae - family; Columbinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Leptotila battyi, Leptotila cassini, Leptotila conoveri, Leptotila jamaicensis, Leptotila megalura, Leptotila ochraceiventris, Leptotila pallida, Leptotila plumbeiceps, Leptotila rufaxilla, Leptotila verreauxi, Leptotila wellsi - species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276