Pandion

Translingual

Pandion haliaetus

Etymology

Named by French biologist Marie Jules César Savigny from Ancient Greek Πανδίων (Pandíōn), after Pandion II, a mythological king whose successor Nisos was said to have transformed into a sea-eagle.

Proper noun

Pandion m

A taxonomic genus within the family Pandionidae – the osprey.

References

Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

Further reading

Pandion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pandion on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Pandion on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πανδίων (Pandíōn).

Proper noun

Pandion

(Greek mythology) The name of two kings of Athens (Pandion I and Pandion II).

Anagrams

dipnoan, nonpaid, pondian

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