Mycteria
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Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Mycteria f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ciconiidae – certain tropical storks.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Ciconiiformes - order; Ciconii - suborder; Ciconiida - parvorder; Ciconioidea - superfamily; Ciconiidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Mycteria americana, Mycteria cinerea, Mycteria ibis, Mycteria leucocephala - species
References
Mycteria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Mycteria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Mycteria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
