Plegadis
See also: plegadís
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πληγάς (plēgás, “scythe, pruning knife”), because of the shape of its beak.
Proper noun
Plegadis m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Threskiornithidae.
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):
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN