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Definition of Genus Ortalis
1. Noun. Chachalacas.
Exact synonyms: Ortalis
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Cracidae, Family Cracidae
Member holonyms: Chachalaca, Ortilis Vetula Macalli, Texas Chachalaca
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Cracidae, Family Cracidae
Member holonyms: Chachalaca, Ortilis Vetula Macalli, Texas Chachalaca
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Ortalis
Literary usage of Genus Ortalis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. ... Arrangement of the Families of Mammals. With Analytical Tables by Theodore Gill (1874)
"... the genus Ortalis, each have, outside of this genus, a circle of relationship
of their own. 1. Forms reminding of Ortalis lamed. ..."
2. Evolution of the Colors of North American Land Birds by Charles Augustus Keeler (1893)
"genus Ortalis. THE CHACHALACAS. Only one species of this genus comes within our
limits, and it has the appearance of being a form which has deteriorated ..."
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