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Rallicula

Rallicula

Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Rallicula f

  1. (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae – certain forest rails and crakes of Asia and Australasia, now included in Rallina.
  2. (alternatively) A taxonomic genus within the family Sarothruridae.

Hypernyms

References

  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276