Sarciophorus

Translingual

Etymology

sarcio +‎ -phorus

Proper noun

Sarciophorus f

1. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Charadriidae – spur-winged plovers, including the crested wattled lapwings, etc., now Vanellus species.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Sarciophorus tectus (now Vanellus tectus, black-headed lapwing or black-headed plover) - type species

References

• “Sarciophorus”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• Sarciophorus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Vanellus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Vanellus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Sarciophorus at Index to Organism Names