Scolopax

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Translingual

Scolopax rusticola European woodcock

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scolopax, from Ancient Greek σκολόπαξ (skolópax, “woodcock”).

Proper noun

Scolopax f

A taxonomic genus within the family Scolopacidae – woodcocks.

Hypernyms

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

References

Scolopax on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Scolopax on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Scolopax 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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