Sypheotides
Translingual
Sypheotides indicus
Etymology
New Latin, possibly from Ancient Greek σίφων (síphōn, “tube, siphon”) + ὠτίς (ōtís, “bustard”) or οὖς (oûs, “ear”) + -ides
Proper noun
Sypheotides m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Otididae – the lesser florican (Sypheotides indicus).
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Gruiformes - order; Otididae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Sypheotides indicus - sole species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
Further reading
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