Ciconia
See also: ciconia
Translingual
Etymology
Latin ciconia (“stork”)
Proper noun
Ciconia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ciconiidae – the storks.
Hypernyms
- (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; Ciconii - suborder; Ciconiida - parvorder; Ciconioidea - superfamily; Ciconiidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Ciconia abdimii, Ciconia episcopus, Ciconia stormi, Ciconia maguari, Ciconia boyciana, Ciconia ciconia, Ciconia nigra - species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
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