Ara ararauna

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi araraúna. Coined by Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist Carl Linnaeus in 1758.

Proper noun

Ara ararauna m

  1. A taxonomic species within the family Psittacidae – blue-and-yellow macaw.

References

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