Pandion
Translingual
Etymology
Named by French biologist Marie Jules César Savigny from Ancient Greek Πανδίων (Pandíōn), after Pandion II, a mythological king whose successor Nisos was said to have transformed into a sea-eagle.
Proper noun
Pandion m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Pandionidae – ospreys.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Accipitriformes – order; Pandionidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Pandion haliaetus (western osprey) – type species; Pandion cristatus (eastern osprey) – other species
References
- Pandion (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Pandion on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Pandion on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Πανδίων (Pandíōn).
Proper noun
Pandion