Nipponia
Translingual
Etymology
From Japanese 日本 (Nippon, “Japan”) + -ia.
Proper noun
Nipponia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Threskiornithidae – the sole species is the crested ibis.
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; Pelecaniformes – order; Threskiornithidae – family; Threskiornithinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Nipponia nippon - sole species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
- Nipponia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Nipponia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Nipponia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons