Lanius
See also: lanius
Translingual
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Lanius excubitor
Etymology
From Latin lanius (“butcher”).
Proper noun
Lanius m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Laniidae – shrikes.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Passeriformes - order; Passeri - suborder; Corvida - parvorder; Corvoidea - superfamily; Laniidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Lanius excubitor (great grey shrike) - type species; Lanius borealis (northern shrike), Lanius bucephalus (bull-headed shrike), Lanius cabanisi, Lanius collaris (southern fiscal), Lanius collurio (red-backed shrike), Lanius collurioides (Burmese shrike), Lanius cristatus (brown shrike), Lanius dorsalis, Lanius excubitoroides (grey-backed fiscal), Lanius gubernator, Lanius humeralis (northern fiscal), Lanius isabellinus (isabelline shrike), Lanius ludovicianus (loggerhead shrike), Lanius mackinnoni, Lanius meridionalis ( Iberian grey shrike), Lanius minor (lesser grey shrike), Lanius newtoni, Lanius nubicus (masked shrike), Lanius phoenicuroides (red-tailed shrike), Lanius schach (long-tailed shrike), Lanius senator (woodchat shrike), Lanius somalicus, Lanius souzae, Lanius sphenocercus, Lanius tephronotus, Lanius tigrinus (tiger shrike), Lanius validirostris (mountain shrike), Lanius vittatus - other species
References
Lanius on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Lanius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Lanius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lanius (“butcher”), a Latinized form of Dutch vleeshouwer.
Proper noun
Lanius (plural Laniuses)
- A surname from Latin.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lanius is the 41303rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 527 individuals. Lanius is most common among White (96.58%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lanius”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 392.