Agelastes

Translingual

Agelastes meleagrides

Etymology

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Proper noun

Agelastes m

A taxonomic genus within the family Numididae.

Hypernyms

(species): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Galloanseri - superorder; Galliformes - order; Numididae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Agelastes meleagrides (white-breasted guineafowl), Agelastes niger (black guineafowl) - species

References

Agelastes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Agelastes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Agelastes 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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