Platalea
Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Platalea f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Threskiornithidae – the spoonbills.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Saurornithes – informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae – clades; Carinatae – subclass; Neornithes – infraclass; Neognathae – parvclass; Pelecaniformes – order; Threskiornithidae – family; Plataleinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Platalea leucorodia - type species; Platalea ajaja, Platalea alba, Platalea flavipes, Platalea minor, Platalea regia - other species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN