Circaetus
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Translingual
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Circaetus_gallicus_Punta_Carnero_5.jpg/220px-Circaetus_gallicus_Punta_Carnero_5.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos, “hawk, falcon; circle, ring”) (cf. the genus Circus) + ἀετός (aetós, “eagle”).
Proper noun
[edit]Circaetus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – the snake eagles.
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; Accipitriformes – order; Accipitridae – family; Circaetinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
[edit]- Circaetus beaudouini
- Circaetus cinerascens
- Circaetus cinereus
- Circaetus fasciolatus
- Circaetus pectoralis
References
[edit]- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
Further reading
[edit]Circaetus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Circaetus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Circaetus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons