Botaurus
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Translingual
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/AmericanBittern23.jpg/220px-AmericanBittern23.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From New Latin butaurus, an adaptation of Old French butor (“bittern”), ultimately from Latin būtiō (“bittern”) + taurus (“bull”).
Proper noun
[edit]Botaurus m
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Ciconiiformes - order; Ardeidae - family; Botaurinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Botaurus lentiginosus (American bittern), Botaurus pinnatus (South American bittern), Botaurus poiciloptilus (Australasian bittern), Botaurus stellaris (Eurasian bittern) - species
References
[edit]Botaurus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Botaurus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Botaurus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN