Antigone
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Antigone antigone
See also: antigone
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Antigone f
Usage notes
- Not all sources accept Antigone in preference to Grus.
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; Gruidae - family; Gruinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Antigone antigone (sarus crane) - type species; Antigone canadensis (sandhill crane), Antigone rubicunda (brolga), Antigone vipio (white-naped crane) - species
References
Antigone (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Antigone on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Grus antigone on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Antigone at World Register of Marine Species
- Antigone at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Antigone at Avibase
- Gruidae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
English
Etymology
From Latin Antigonē, from Ancient Greek Ἀντιγόνη (Antigónē).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Antigone
Translations
the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta
Further reading
Anagrams
Italian
Pronunciation
Proper name
Antigone f