Genus Pezophaps (Noun)
Meaning
Constituted by the extinct solitaire.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The genus Pezophaps is constituted by the extinct solitaire, a large, flightless bird that was once native to the island of Rodrigues.
- Pezophaps, a monotypic genus, is constituted by the extinct solitaire, a species that went extinct in the late 18th century.
- The genus Pezophaps, which is constituted by the extinct solitaire, is closely related to the dodo and the Nicobar pigeon.
- The Pezophaps genus, constituted by the extinct solitaire, was a group of large, flightless birds that were characterized by their distinctive plumage.
- Pezophaps, a genus constituted by the extinct solitaire, is considered one of the most fascinating examples of island gigantism in the bird world.