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.
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
Further reading
Pandion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Pandion on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Pandion on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Πανδίων (Pandíōn).
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