Podiceps
Translingual
editEtymology
editApparently coined by John Latham, who first used it in print in 1787,[1] from Latin pōdex (“anus, butt”) (genitive pōdicis) + pēs (“feet”), referring to grebes' feet being set further back than in most birds.
Proper noun
editPodiceps m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Podicipedidae – certain grebes.
Synonyms
edit- (genus): Colymbus (obsolete)
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): Podiceps cristatus (great crested grebe) - type species; Podiceps auritus (horned grebe), Podiceps gallardoi (hooded grebe), Podiceps grisegena (red-necked grebe), Podiceps major (great grebe), Podiceps nigricollis (black-necked grebe), Podiceps occipitalis (silvery grebe), Podiceps taczanowskii (Junin grebe) (species)
- †Podiceps andinus (Colombian grebe) (extinct species)
References
edit- Podiceps on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Podiceps on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Podiceps on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN