Streptopelia
Translingual
editEtymology
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From πέλεια, for wild dove.
Proper noun
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- A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – doves, many called turtle doves and collared doves, originally from Africa and south Asia, but introduced and naturalized in many temperate regions including North America and Europe.
Hypernyms
edit- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Columbimorphae – clade; Columbiformes – order; Columbidae – family Columbinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): Streptopelia bitorquata, Streptopelia capicola, Streptopelia decaocto, Streptopelia decipiens, Streptopelia hypopyrrha, Streptopelia lugens, Streptopelia orientalis, Streptopelia reichenowi, Streptopelia risoria, Streptopelia semitorquata, Streptopelia tranquebarica, Streptopelia turtur, Streptopelia vinacea -species
Related terms
editReferences
edit- Streptopelia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Streptopelia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Streptopelia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN