See also: pernis and pernîs

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Etymology edit

The name of the genus is due Cuvier (1816), after the species name Pernis apivorus (Linné 1758). The name πέρνης (pérnēs) is used by Aristotle of a bird of prey (Cuvier 1831:242)

Proper noun edit

Pernis m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae.

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References edit

  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
  • Georges Cuvier, Henry M'Murtrie (trans.), The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization (1831).

Further reading edit

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as pernesse in 1250. Compound of Middle Dutch perre (enclosed space) and nesse (headland, spit).

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Per‧nis

Proper noun edit

Pernis n

  1. A village and former municipality of Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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References edit

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “pernis”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN