Pandion

Translingual

Pandion haliaetus

Etymology

Named by French biologist Marie Jules César Savigny from Ancient Greek Πανδίων (Pandíōn), after Pandion II, a mythological king whose successor Nisos was said to have transformed into a sea-eagle.

Proper noun

Pandion m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pandionidae – the osprey.

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

Further reading

• Pandion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pandion on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Pandion on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πανδίων (Pandíōn).

Proper noun

Pandion

1. (Greek mythology) The name of two kings of Athens (Pandion I and Pandion II).

Anagrams

• dipnoan, nonpaid, pondian