Torgos
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τόργος (tórgos, “vulture”).
Proper noun
Torgos m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – the lappet-faced vulture.
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; Accipitridae – family; Aegypiinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Torgos tracheliotus – sole genus
References
- Torgos on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Torgos on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Torgos on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN