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Translingual
Etymology
The name of the genus is due Cuvier (1816), after the species name Pernis apivorus (Linné 1758). The name πέρνης (pérnēs) is used by Aristotle of a bird of prey (Cuvier 1831:242)
Proper noun
Pernis m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae.
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References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
- Georges Cuvier, Henry M'Murtrie (trans.), The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization (1831).
Further reading
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as pernesse in 1250. Compound of Middle Dutch perre (“enclosed space”) and nesse (“headland, spit”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Pernis n
- A village and former municipality of Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
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References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “pernis”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN