Tympanuchus

Translingual

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Tympanuchus m

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 Encyclopedia of Life
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

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