Sarciophorus

Translingual

Etymology

sarcio +‎ -phorus

Proper noun

Sarciophorus f

1. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Charadriidae – spur-winged plovers, including the crested wattled lapwings, etc., now Vanellus species.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Sarciophorus tectus (now Vanellus tectus, black-headed lapwing or black-headed plover) - type species

References

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “Sarciophorus”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• Sarciophorus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Vanellus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Vanellus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Sarciophorus at Index to Organism Names