Ortalis

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀρταλίς (ortalís, “fowl”).

Proper noun

Ortalis f

A taxonomic genus within the family Cracidae – the chachalacas.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Galloanseri - superorder; Galliformes - order; Craci - suborder; Cracidae - family; Penelopinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): See chachalaca.

References

Ortalis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ortalis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ortalis 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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