ciconia

Thân thiện

A large ciconia stands in its nest on a rooftop.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A genus of birds: The genus Ciconia is the type genus of the bird family Ciconiidae, which includes large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds such as storks.
   • A taxonomic classification: In biological classification, Ciconia is the genus name for a specific group of Old World storks.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The white stork, Ciconia ciconia, is a well-known migratory bird.
  • Several species, like the black stork, belong to the genus Ciconia.

Advanced Usage

• In scientific literature: The name is primarily used in zoological and ornithological contexts to refer to this specific genus.
  • The study focused on the feeding habits of Ciconia.
• In binomial nomenclature: Used as the first part of a species' scientific name.
  • Ciconia nigra is the scientific name for the black stork.

Variants and Related Words

• Ciconiidae (n): The family of birds to which the genus belongs.
• Ciconiiform (adj): Relating to the order Ciconiiformes, which includes storks, herons, and ibises.

Synonyms

• Stork genus: A descriptive synonym referring to the genus of storks.
• (Note: As a proper scientific name, has no direct common-language synonyms.)

Related Phrases

• Genus Ciconia: The full taxonomic term.
• Ciconia species: Refers to any species within the genus.

Related Idioms

• (This term is a scientific name and is not typically used in idioms.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. type genus of the Ciconiidae: European storks

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Ciconia
• genus Ciconia