Rallicula

Translingual

Etymology

A feminine diminutive of Medieval Latin rallus (“rail”).

Proper noun

Rallicula f

A taxonomic genus within the family Sarothruridae – forest rails, of Asia and Australasia.

Hypernyms

(genus in Rallidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Gruiformes - order; Sarothruridae - family

References

Rallicula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Rallicula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Rallicula 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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