Vanellus
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Vanellus coronatus
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin vanellus, diminutive of vannus (“fan for winnowing grain”) (see also fan), apparently in reference to the sound made by their wings.
Proper noun
Vanellus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Charadriidae – lapwings.
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; Charadriidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Vanellus albiceps, Vanellus armatus, Vanellus cayanus, Vanellus chilensis, Vanellus cinereus, Vanellus coronatus, Vanellus crassirostris, Vanellus duvaucelli, Vanellus gregarius, Vanellus indicus, Vanellus leucurus, Vanellus lugubris, Vanellus macropterus (possibly extinct), Vanellus malabaricus, Vanellus melanocephalus, Vanellus melanopterus, Vanellus miles, Vanellus resplendens, Vanellus senegallus, Vanellus spinosus, Vanellus superciliosus, Vanellus tectus, Vanellus tricolor, Vanellus vanellus (species)
References
Vanellus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Vanellus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Vanellus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Vanellus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Vanellus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
