Phoenicopterus
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek φοινικόπτερος (phoinikópteros), from φοῖνῐξ (phoînix, “purple”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).
Proper noun edit
Phoenicopterus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Phoenicopteridae – the flamingos.
References edit
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
Further reading edit
Phoenicopterus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Phoenicopterus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
