Coua

See also: coua

Translingual

Coua gigas

Wikispecies

Etymology

From French coua, from Malagasy koa, an onomatopoeia for its cry.

Proper noun

Coua f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cuculidae – the couas.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Cuculiformes - order; Cuculidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Coua caerulea, Coua coquereli, Coua cristata, Coua cursor, Coua gigas, Coua ruficeps, Coua serriana, Coua verreauxi - species

References

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