Phoenicopterus
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek φοινικόπτερος (phoinikópteros), from φοῖνῐξ (phoînix, “purple”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
Further reading
- Phoenicopterus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Phoenicopterus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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