Egretta thula

Translingual

Etymology

The epithet thula is possibly from a Mapudungun word for the black-necked swan (Cygnus melancoryphus), or possibly from Thule (“The northernmost location of the ancient world”), an allusion to the whiteness of snow in the region. The epithet was given by Chilean naturalist Juan Ignacio Molina (1740-1829) in his work Saggio sulla Storia Naturale del Chili (1782).

Proper noun

Egretta thula f

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

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