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Circaetus
Circaetus
Translingual
Circaetus gallicus in flight.
Proper noun
Circaetus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – the snake eagles.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Accipitriformes - order; Accipitridae - family; Circaetinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- Circaetus beaudouini
- Circaetus cinerascens
- Circaetus cinereus
- Circaetus fasciolatus
- Circaetus pectoralis
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276