Nycticorax

See also: nycticorax

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νύξ (núx, “night”) + κόραξ (kórax, “crow”).

Proper noun

Nycticorax m

A taxonomic genus within the family Ardeidae – night herons.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clade; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Ciconiiformes - order; Ardeidae - family; Nycticoracinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Nycticorax caledonicus, Nycticorax nycticorax - species

References

Nycticorax on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Nycticorax on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Nycticorax 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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