Nycticorax
See also: nycticorax
Translingual
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nycticorax (“nightjar”), from Ancient Greek νυκτικόραξ (nuktikórax, literally “night raven”).
Proper noun
Nycticorax m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ardeidae – night herons.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Ciconiiformes – order; Ardeidae – family; Nycticoracinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Nycticorax caledonicus, Nycticorax nycticorax - species
Descendants
- → Italian: nitticora
- → Greek: νυχτοκόρακας (nychtokórakas) (calque)
References
- Nycticorax on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Nycticorax on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Nycticorax on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F.; Wright, M. (2006), Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN