Ocyphaps
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp, keen, shrill, swift”) + φάψ (pháps, “wild pigeon”)
Proper noun
Ocyphaps f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – the crested pigeon, Ocyphaps lophotes, found in most of non-tropical Australia.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Columbiformes - order; Columbidae - family; Columbinae - subfamily
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
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