Actophilornis

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Translingual

Actophilornis africanus, London Zoo, England

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀκτή (aktḗ, “headland, peninsula, shore, edge”) + φίλος (phílos, “friendly”) + ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”)

Proper noun

Actophilornis m

A taxonomic genus within the family Jacanidae – jacanas of Africa.

Hypernyms

(family): 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; Jacanidae - family

Hyponyms

(family): Actophilornis africanus (African jacana), Actophilornis albinucha (Madagascan jacana) - species

References

Actophilornis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Actophilornis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Actophilornis 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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