πέρνης

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

An Aristotelian term, attested in the Historia Animalorum (9.36), but corrupted in manuscript tradition, which also records περνις (pernis), πτερνις (pternis) and περκνης (perknēs). Gaza renders the Greek term as pernix.

Noun

πέρνης • (pérnēs)

  1. a bird of prey, a kind of hawk

Derived terms

  • Translingual: Pernis
  • English: pern

References

  • Pierre Belon, L'histoire de la nature des oyseaux, 1997, p. 410
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