Botaurus

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Translingual

Botaurus lentiginosus

Etymology

From New Latin butaurus, an adaptation of Old French butor (“bittern”), ultimately from Latin būtiō (“bittern”) + taurus (“bull”).

Proper noun

Botaurus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Ardeidae – larger bitterns.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Ciconiiformes - order; Ardeidae - family; Botaurinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Botaurus lentiginosus (American bittern), Botaurus pinnatus (South American bittern), Botaurus poiciloptilus (Australasian bittern), Botaurus stellaris (Eurasian bittern) - species

References

Botaurus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Botaurus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Botaurus 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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