Circus
See also: circus
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin circus, from Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos, “type of hawk or falcon”).
Proper noun
Circus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – the harriers.
Hypernyms
- (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; Circinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Circus aeruginosus (western marsh harrier), Circus spilonotus (eastern marsh harrier), Circus spilothorax (Papuan harrier), Circus approximans (swamp harrier(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace
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References
Harrier (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Circus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Circus (genus) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
