Actophilornis
Translingual
Actophilornis africanus, London Zoo, England
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀκτή (aktḗ, “headland, peninsula, shore, edge”) + φίλος (phílos, “friendly”) + ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”)
Proper noun
Actophilornis m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Jacanidae – jacanas of Africa.
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Charadriiformes - order; Charadrii - suborder; Jacanidae - family
Hyponyms
- (family): Actophilornis africanus (African jacana), Actophilornis albinucha (Madagascan jacana) - species
References
Actophilornis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Actophilornis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Actophilornis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN