Nestor

Nestor

See also: nestor

Translingual

Nestor meridionalis

Etymology

From Latin [Term?].

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛstəɹ/

Proper noun

Nestor m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Strigopidae – kea and kaka.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Psittaciformes - order; Strigopoidea - superfamily; Nestoridae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Nestor meridionalis (New Zealand kaka) - type species; Nestor notabilis (kea), †Nestor productus - species

References

• Nestor (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Nestor on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Nestor on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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English

Etymology

Ancient Greek Νέστωρ (Néstōr), possibly from [Term?] (“to return safely”), [Term?] (“homecoming”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Nestor

1. (Greek mythology) An old and wise king in Homer's Iliad.
2. A male given name from Ancient Greek, rare in English.

Translations

male given name

Korean: 네스토르 (Neseutoreu) Russian: Не́стор (ru) m (Néstor) Spanish: Néstor (es) Ukrainian: Не́стор (Néstor)

Noun

Nestor (plural Nestors)

1. A wise old man, especially one who serves as a counselor or adviser.

See also

• Nestor (legend) in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

Anagrams

• -setron, Nortes, Reston, Sterno, Stoner, Trones, noters, sterno-, stoner, tenors, tensor, toners, trones