Plegadis

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek πληγάς (plēgás, “scythe, pruning knife”), because of the shape of its beak. === Proper noun === Plegadis m A taxonomic genus within the family Threskiornithidae. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Saurornithes – informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae – clades; Carinatae – subclass; Neornithes – infraclass; Neognathae – parvclass; Pelecaniformes – order; Threskiornithidae – family; Threskiornithinae - subfamily ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): === References === Gill, F.; Wright, M. (2006), Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN