Eudocimus

Translingual

Etymology

Ancient Greek εὐδόκῐμος (eudókimos, “honoured, famous, glorious”) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Eudocimus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Threskiornithidae – New World ibises.

Hypernyms

(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; Threskiornithidae - family; Threskiornithinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Eudocimus albus, Eudocimus ruber - species

References

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

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