Cardinalis

See also: cardinalis

Translingual

Cardinalis cardinalis

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin cardinālis (“cardinal [in the Catholic Church]”), due to the red color of the cardinal's cassock.

Proper noun

Cardinalis m

A taxonomic genus within the family Cardinalidae – the cardinals.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Passeriformes - order; Passeri - suborder; Passerida - infraorder; Passeroidea - superfamily; Cardinalidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Cardinalis cardinalis, Cardinalis phoeniceus, Cardinalis sinuatus - species

References

Cardinalis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cardinalis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Cardinalis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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