Geranoaetus

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek γέρανος (géranos, “crane, Grus cinerea”) + ἀετός (aetós, “eagle”)

Proper noun

Geranoaetus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Accipitriformes – order; Accipitridae – family; Buteoninae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Geranoaetus albicaudatus (white-tailed hawk), Geranoaetus polyosoma (variable hawk), Geranoaetus melanoleucus (black-chested buzzard-eagle)

References

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

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