Harpagus
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Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Harpagus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Accipitriformes – order; Accipitridae – family; Milvinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Harpagus diodon (rufous-thighed kite), Harpagus bidentatus (double-toothed kite) - species
References
Harpagus (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Harpagus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Harpagus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἅρπαγος (Hárpagos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈhar.pa.ɡus/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈar.pa.ɡus/,
Proper noun
Harpagus m sg (genitive Harpagī); second declension
- A Median general
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.