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