Rallidae

Translingual

Rallus aquaticus

Etymology

Rallus +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Rallidae

A taxonomic family within the order Gruiformes – the rails, crakes and coots.

Hypernyms

(family): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Gruiformes - order

Hyponyms

list of genera

References

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

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