Translingual

Proper noun

Pyrrhocorax m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Corvidae – the choughs.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Aves - class; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Passeriformes - order; Passeri - suborder; Corvida - parvorder; Corvoidea - superfamily; Corvidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Pyrrhocorax graculus (alpine chough), Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax (red-billed chough) - species

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276