Circaetus
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Translingual[edit]
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