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Geophaps
Geophaps
Translingual
Proper noun
Geophaps f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – terrestrial pigeons native to Australia.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Columbiformes - order; Columbidae - family; Columbinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Geophaps plumifera, Geophaps scripta, Geophaps smithii - species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276