Scolopax

See also: scolopax

Translingual

Scolopax rusticola European woodcock

Etymology

From Latin scolopax, from Ancient Greek σκολόπαξ (skolópax).

Proper noun

Scolopax f

A taxonomic genus within the family Scolopacidae – woodcocks.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Charadriiformes - order; Charadrii - suborder; Scolopacidae - family; Scolopacinae - subfamily

References

Scolopax on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Scolopax on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Scolopax on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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