Leptoptilos
Appearance
See also: leptoptilos
Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]From Latin leptoptilos (“thin-feathered”), from Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, “thin, slender”) + πτῐ́λον (ptĭ́lon, “feather”).
Proper noun
[edit]Leptoptilos m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ciconiidae.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Saurornithes – informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae – clades; Carinatae – subclass; Neornithes – infraclass; Neognathae – parvclass; Ciconiiformes – order; Ciconii – suborder; Ciconiida – parvorder; Ciconioidea – superfamily; Ciconiidae – family
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Leptoptilos crumeniferus, Leptoptilos dubius, Leptoptilos javanicus - species
References
[edit]- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
Further reading
[edit]Leptoptilos on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Leptoptilos on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Leptoptilos on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons