Circaetus

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos, “hawk, falcon; circle, ring”) (cf. the genus Circus) + ἀετός (aetós, “eagle”). === Proper noun === Circaetus m A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – the snake eagles. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Accipitriformes – order; Accipitridae – family; Circaetinae - subfamily ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Circaetus beaudouini, Circaetus cinerascens, Circaetus cinereus, Circaetus fasciolatus, Circaetus pectoralis – species === References === Gill, F.; Wright, M. (2006), Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN === Further reading === Circaetus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Circaetus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Circaetus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons