Actitis

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Translingual

Actitis hypoleucos

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀκτίτης (aktítēs, “coast-dweller”).

Proper noun

Actitis f

A taxonomic genus within the family Scolopacidae – some sandpipers.

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

Hypernyms

(genus): Actitis hypoleucos, Actitis macularius

References

Actitis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Actitis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Actitis 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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