Phalacrocorax
Translingual
from Latin, coot, cormorant, from Greek phalakros bald (from phalos white + akron top) + korak-, korax raven
Proper noun
Phalacrocorax m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Phalacrocoracidae – the cormorants.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Suliformes - order; Phalacrocoracidae - family
References
- Phalacrocorax on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Phalacrocorax on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Phalacrocorax on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN