Translingual

Ardea herodias carrying stick for nest

Proper noun

Ardea herodias f

1. A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the great blue heron.

Hypernyms

• (species): Ardeidae - family; Ardeinae - subfamily; Ardea - genus

Hyponyms

• (species): Ardea herodias cognata, Ardea herodias fannini, Ardea herodias herodias, Ardea herodias occidentalis, Ardea herodias wardi - species

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276