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Alectryon (from
Ancient Gr****: ἀλεκτρυών,
Alektruṓn pronounced [alektryɔ̌ːn],
literally meaning "rooster") in Gr**** mythology, was a
young soldier who...
- alectryomancy/alectoromancy /əˈlɛktərioʊmænsi/: by
rooster behavior (Gr****
alektruōn, ****erel + manteía, prophecy) augury: by bird
formations (Latin augur...
- nitidissimus) as the type species. The
genus name
combines the
Ancient Gr****
alektruōn,
meaning "domestic ****", and oinas,
meaning "pigeon". The Alectroenas...
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Robert Gray
named a new genus, Alectroenas, for the
Mauritius blue pigeon;
alektruon in Gr****
means domestic ****, and
oinas means dove.
Alectroenas nitidissima...
