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Ephippiorhynchus
Ephippiorhynchus
Translingual
Proper noun
Ephippiorhynchus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ciconiidae.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Ciconiiformes - order; Ciconii - suborder; Ciconiida - parvorder; Ciconioidea - superfamily; Ciconiidae - family
Hypernyms
- (genus): Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus, Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis - species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276