Cairina

Translingual

Etymology

From Cairo, based on a mistaken connection between these birds and Egypt.

Proper noun

Cairina f

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – Muscovy duck.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Anseriformes - order; Anatidae - family; Anatinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Cairina moschata - sole accepted species

Derived terms

Cairina scutulata (now Asarcornis scutulata)

References

Cairina on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cairina on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Cairina on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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