Phalacrocorax

Translingual

Phalacrocorax carbo

from Latin, coot, cormorant, from Greek phalakros bald (from phalos white + akron top) + korak-, korax raven

Proper noun

Phalacrocorax m

A taxonomic genus within the family Phalacrocoracidae – the cormorants.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Suliformes - order; Phalacrocoracidae - family

References

Phalacrocorax on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Phalacrocorax on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Phalacrocorax on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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