Calidris canutus

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Translingual

Calidris canutus

Etymology

After Canute, a king of Denmark, England, Norway, and parts of Sweden, said to have enjoyed red knot as a delicacy.

Proper noun

Calidris canutus f

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the red knot.

References

Red knot on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Calidris canutus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Calidris canutus 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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