Anas platyrhynchos
Translingual
editEtymology
editFrom New Latin anas (“duck”) and Ancient Greek πλατυρρυγχος (platurrhunkhos, “broad snouted”), from πλατύς (platús, “wide, flat”) and ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout, beak”).
Proper noun
edit- A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – mallard, a dabbling duck, native to the temperate and subtropical Americas.
Synonyms
edit- (species): Anas adunca, Anas boschas (obsolete)
Hypernyms
edit- (species): Anseriformes - order; Anatidae - family; Anas - genus
References
edit- Anas platyrhynchos on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Anas platyrhynchos on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Anas platyrhynchos on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
- List of sequenced animal genomes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia