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Macrocephalon
Macrocephalon
Translingual
Proper noun
Macrocephalon n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Megapodiidae – the maleo of Sulawesi in Indonesia.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Galliformes - order; Craci - suborder; Megapodiidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Macrocephalon maleo - sole species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276