Pyrrhuloxia
See also: pyrrhuloxia
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Pyrrhuloxia f
- (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Fringillidae – certain birds similar to cardinals, notably Pyrrhuloxia sinuata, now Cardinalis sinuatus (desert cardinal).
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Passeriformes – order; Passeri - suborder; Passerida - infraorder; Passeroidea - superfamily; Fringillidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Pyrrhuloxia sinuata, now Cardinalis sinuatus (desert cardinal) - type species
Descendants
- English: pyrrhuloxia
References
Pyrrhuloxia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Cardinalis sinuatus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Cardinalis sinuatus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Pyrrhuloxia at Index to Organism Names
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
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