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Nothocrax
Nothocrax
Translingual
Proper noun
Nothocrax f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cracidae – the nocturnal curassow (Nothocrax urumutum).
Hypernyms
- (genus): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Galliformes - order; Craci - suborder; Cracidae - family; Cracinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Nothocrax urumutum - sole species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276