Crypturellus

Translingual

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek words κρυπτός (kruptós, “covered, hidden”), οὐρά (ourá, “tail”), and -ellus, a Latin diminutive suffix. The genus name Crypturellus therefore means "small hidden tail".

Proper noun

Crypturellus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Tinamidae – tinamous, principally of forests.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Paleognathae – infraclass; Tinamiformes - order; Tinamidae - family; Tinaminae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Crypturellus strigulosus, Crypturellus berlepschi, Crypturellus bartletti - selected species

References

• Crypturellus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Crypturellus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Crypturellus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN