Coturnix coturnix

Translingual

Proper noun

Coturnix coturnix

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the common quail.

Hypernyms

(species): Phasianidae - family; Perdicinae - subfamily; Coturnix - genus

Hyponyms

(species): Coturnix coturnix africana, Coturnix coturnix conturbans, Coturnix coturnix coturnix, Coturnix coturnix erlangeri, Coturnix coturnix inopinata - subspecies

References

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

Further reading

Coturnix coturnix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Coturnix coturnix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Coturnix coturnix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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