Translingual

Ardea alba

Proper noun

Ardea alba f

1. A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the great egret.

Hypernyms

• (species): Ardeidae - family; Ardeinae - subfamily; Ardea - genus

Hyponyms

• (species): Ardea alba alba, Ardea alba egretta, Ardea alba melanorhyncha, Ardea alba modesta - subspecies

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276