Leptoptilos
See also: leptoptilos
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin leptoptilos (“thin-feathered”), from Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, “thin, slender”) + πτῐ́λον (ptĭ́lon, “feather”).
Proper noun
Leptoptilos m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ciconiidae.
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; Ciconiiformes – order; Ciconii – suborder; Ciconiida – parvorder; Ciconioidea – superfamily; Ciconiidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Leptoptilos crumeniferus, Leptoptilos dubius, Leptoptilos javanicus - species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
Further reading
- Leptoptilos on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Leptoptilos on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Leptoptilos on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons