Plegadis
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See also: plegadís
Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek πληγάς (plēgás, “scythe, pruning knife”), because of the shape of its beak.
Proper noun
[edit]Plegadis m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Threskiornithidae.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Ciconiiformes - order; Threskiornithidae - family; Threskiornithinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
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References
[edit]- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN