Translingual

Proper noun

Zebrilus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ardeidae – the zigzag bittern or zigzag heron.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clade; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Ciconiiformes - order; Ardeidae - family; Botaurinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Zebrilus undulatus - sole species

References

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