genus ciconia

Thân thiện

A white stork of the genus Ciconia builds a large nest on a chimney.

Definition

Noun: 1. A taxonomic genus of birds: "Genus Ciconia" is the biological classification that serves as the type genus for the family Ciconiidae. It primarily includes large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds known as storks, with the white stork (Ciconia ciconia) being a well-known European species.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The white stork, Ciconia ciconia, belongs to the genus Ciconia.
  • Ornithologists study the migration patterns of species within genus Ciconia.

Advanced Usage

• In scientific binomial nomenclature: The genus name is always capitalized and italicized when used in a formal scientific context to denote the genus. The specific epithet (species name) follows it.
  • The scientific name for the black stork is Ciconia nigra.

Variants and Related Words

• Ciconiidae (n): The bird family to which genus belongs, encompassing all storks.
• Ciconia (n): The standardized Latin name used internationally for this genus in scientific literature.
• Ciconiiformes (n): The traditional taxonomic order that included storks, herons, and ibises.

Synonyms

• Type genus of Ciconiidae: This is its formal taxonomic description.
• Stork genus: A common descriptive term referencing the common name of the birds it classifies.

Related Terms

• Taxonomy: The science of classification. is a unit within biological taxonomy.
• Type genus: In taxonomic ranking, the genus that defines a family. is the type genus for the family Ciconiidae.

Học thuật

Noun

1. type genus of the Ciconiidae: European storks

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Ciconia
• genus Ciconia