Nipponia

Translingual

Nipponia nippon

Etymology

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Proper noun

Nipponia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Threskiornithidae – the sole species is the crested ibis.

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; Ciconiiformes - order; Threskiornithidae - family; Threskiornithinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Nipponia nippon - sole species

References

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