Streptopelia

Translingual

Streptopelia decaocto

Etymology

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From πέλεια, for wild dove.

Proper noun

Streptopelia f

1. 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

• (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

• (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

• Geopelia
• Metriopelia
• Spilopelia

References

• 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