Phalaenoptilus

Translingual

Phalaenoptilus nuttallii (common poorwill)

Etymology

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Proper noun

Phalaenoptilus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Caprimulgidae – the common poorwill, an American nightjar.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Caprimulgiformes - order; Caprimulgidae - family; Caprimulginae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Phalaenoptilus nuttallii (common poorwill) - sole species

References

Phalaenoptilus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Phalaenoptilus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Phalaenoptilus 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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