Callipepla
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Translingual genus name, from Ancient Greek καλός (kalós, “beautiful”) + πέπλος (péplos, “outer robe or shawl”) referring to the plumage (and headgear) of the bird.[1]
Proper noun[edit]
Callipepla f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Odontophoridae – certain New World quails. [2]
Hypernyms[edit]
- (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; Odontophoridae - family
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): Callipepia squamata - type species; Callipepia californica, Callipepla douglasii, Callipepia gambelii - other species
References[edit]
Callipepla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Callipepla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Callipepla on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
