Tympanuchus

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τύμπανον (túmpanon, “drum”) + -ούχος (-oúkhos, “possessing”).

Proper noun

Tympanuchus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – prairie chickens, of North America.

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; Phasianidae – family; Tetraoninae - subfamily; Tetraonini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Tympanuchus cupido (greater prairie chicken), Tympanuchus pallidicinctus (lesser prairie chicken), Tympanuchus phasianellus (sharp-tailed grouse)

References

• Tympanuchus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Tympanuchus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Tympanuchus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Tympanuchus at AnimalBase
• Tympanuchus at Animal Diversity Web
• Tympanuchus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Tympanuchus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Phasianidae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN