Podiceps

Translingual

Podiceps cristatus (type species)

Etymology

Apparently coined by John Latham, who first used it in print in 1787, from Latin pōdex (“anus, butt”) (genitive pōdicis) + pēs (“feet”), referring to grebes' feet being set further back than in most birds.

Proper noun

Podiceps m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Podicipedidae – certain grebes.

Synonyms

• (genus): Colymbus (obsolete)

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Mirandornithes – clade; Podicipediformes – order; Podicipedidae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Podiceps cristatus (great crested grebe) (type species); Podiceps auritus (horned grebe), Podiceps gallardoi (hooded grebe), Podiceps grisegena (red-necked grebe), Podiceps major (great grebe), Podiceps nigricollis (black-necked grebe), Podiceps occipitalis (silvery grebe), Podiceps taczanowskii (Junin grebe) (other species)
  • †Podiceps andinus (Colombian grebe) (extinct species)

References

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