Lanius

See also: lanius

Translingual

Lanius excubitor

Etymology

From Latin lanius (“butcher”).

Proper noun

Lanius m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Laniidae – shrikes.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Passeriformes – order; Passeri - suborder; Corvida - parvorder; Corvoidea - superfamily; Laniidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Lanius excubitor (great grey shrike) - type species; Lanius borealis (northern shrike), Lanius bucephalus (bull-headed shrike), Lanius cabanisi, Lanius collaris (southern fiscal), Lanius collurio (red-backed shrike), Lanius collurioides (Burmese shrike), Lanius cristatus (brown shrike), Lanius dorsalis, Lanius excubitoroides (grey-backed fiscal), Lanius gubernator, Lanius humeralis (northern fiscal), Lanius isabellinus (isabelline shrike), Lanius ludovicianus (loggerhead shrike), Lanius mackinnoni, Lanius meridionalis ( Iberian grey shrike), Lanius minor (lesser grey shrike), Lanius newtoni, Lanius nubicus (masked shrike), Lanius phoenicuroides (red-tailed shrike), Lanius schach (long-tailed shrike), Lanius senator (woodchat shrike), Lanius somalicus, Lanius souzae, Lanius sphenocercus, Lanius tephronotus, Lanius tigrinus (tiger shrike), Lanius validirostris (mountain shrike), Lanius vittatus - other species

References

• Lanius on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lanius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Lanius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lanius (“butcher”), a Latinized form of Dutch vleeshouwer.

Proper noun

Lanius (plural Laniuses)

1. A surname from Latin.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lanius is the 41303^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 527 individuals. Lanius is most common among White (96.58%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lanius”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 392.