Megapodius

Translingual

Megapodius reinwardt

Etymology

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Proper noun

Megapodius m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Megapodiidae – scrubfowls.

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; Megapodiidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Megapodius freycinet (dusky megapode) - type species; Megapodius affinis (New Guinea scrubfowl), Megapodius bernsteinii, Megapodius cumingii, Megapodius decollatus, Megapodius eremita, Megapodius forstenii, Megapodius geelvinkianus, Megapodius laperouse, Megapodius layardi, Megapodius nicobariensis, Megapodius pritchardii, Megapodius reinwardt, Megapodius tenimberensis, Megapodius wallacei (Moluccan megapode) - other species

References

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