Piranga

See also: piranga

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Old Tupi piranga (“red”).

Proper noun

Piranga f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cardinalidae – certain tanagers.

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; Emberizoidea – superfamily; Cardinalidae – family

References

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

Portuguese

Proper noun

Piranga

1. A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil