Leptoptilos
See also: leptoptilos
Translingual
editEtymology
editFrom Latin leptoptilos (“thin-feathered”), from Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, “thin, slender”) + πτῐ́λον (ptílon, “feather”).
Proper noun
editLeptoptilos m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ciconiidae.
Hypernyms
edit- (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; Ciconii - suborder; Ciconiida - parvorder; Ciconioidea - superfamily; Ciconiidae - family
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): Leptoptilos crumeniferus, Leptoptilos dubius, Leptoptilos javanicus - species
References
edit- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
Further reading
edit- Leptoptilos on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Leptoptilos on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Leptoptilos on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons