Phalacrocorax
Translingual
Etymology
from Latin phalacrocorax (“coot, cormorant”), from Ancient Greek φαλακρός (phalakrós, “bald”) (from φαλός (phalós, “white”) + ἄκρον (ákron, “top”)) + κόραξ (kórax, “raven”)
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Suliformes - order; Phalacrocoracidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Phalacrocorax carbo - type species; Phalacrocorax aristotelis, Phalacrocorax auritus, Phalacrocorax brasilianus, Phalacrocorax capensis, Phalacrocorax capillatus, Phalacrocorax featherstoni, Phalacrocorax fuscescens, Phalacrocorax fuscicollis, Phalacrocorax gaimardi, Phalacrocorax harrisi, Phalacrocorax lucidus, Phalacrocorax magellanicus, Phalacrocorax neglectus, Phalacrocorax nigrogularis, Phalacrocorax pelagicus, Phalacrocorax penicillatus, Phalacrocorax punctatus, Phalacrocorax sulcirostris, Phalacrocorax urile, Phalacrocorax varius - species
References
Phalacrocorax on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Phalacrocorax on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Phalacrocorax on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
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