Nycticorax
See also: nycticorax
Translingual
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek νύξ (núx, “night”) + κόραξ (kórax, “crow”).
Proper noun
editNycticorax 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