Phalacrocorax

Translingual

Etymology

from Latin phalacrocorax (“coot, cormorant”), from Ancient Greek φαλακρός (phalakrós, “bald”) (from φαλός (phalós, “white”) + ἄκρον (ákron, “top”)) + κόραξ (kórax, “raven”)

Proper noun

Phalacrocorax m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Phalacrocoracidae – cormorants.

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