Nycticorax
See also: nycticorax
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek νύξ (núx, “night”) + κόραξ (kórax, “crow”).
Proper noun edit
Nycticorax m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ardeidae – night herons.
Hypernyms edit
- (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 edit
- (genus): Nycticorax caledonicus, Nycticorax nycticorax - species
References edit
Nycticorax on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Nycticorax on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Nycticorax on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
