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Phalaenoptilus
Phalaenoptilus
Translingual
Proper noun
Phalaenoptilus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Caprimulgidae.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Caprimulgiformes - order; Caprimulgidae - family; Caprimulginae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): For species see Phalaenoptilus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia or Phalaenoptilus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies .
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276