Pernis

See also: pernis and pernîs

Translingual

Etymology

The name of the genus is due Cuvier (1816), after the species name Pernis apivorus (Linné 1758). The name περνης (pernēs) is used by Aristotle of a bird of prey (Cuvier 1831:242)

Proper noun

Pernis m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

References

  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
  • Georges Cuvier, Henry M'Murtrie (trans.), The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization (1831).

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