πέρνης
Ancient Greek
Etymology
An Aristotelian term, attested in the Historia Animalorum (9.36), but corrupted in manuscript tradition, which also records περνίς (pernís), πτερνίς (pternís) and πέρκνης (pérknēs).Gaza renders the Greek term as pernix.
Noun
πέρνης • (pérnēs)
- a bird of prey, a kind of hawk
Derived terms
- Translingual: Pernis
- English: pern
References
- Pierre Belon, L'histoire de la nature des oyseaux, 1997, p. 410