Penelopina

Translingual

Penelopina nigra

Etymology

Penelope (“genus of a bird 65-95 cms in length”) +‎ -ina (“diminutive suffix”)

Proper noun

Penelopina f

A taxonomic genus within the family Cracidae – 59 to 65 cms in length.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Galloanseri - superorder; Galliformes - order; Craci - suborder; Cracidae - family; Penelopinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Penelopina nigra - sole species

References

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

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