genus Pernis

genus Pernis
noun
a common European bird of prey; dull brown with white-streaked underparts
Syn: ↑Pernis
Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Accipitridae, ↑family Accipitridae
Member Meronyms: ↑honey buzzard, ↑Pernis apivorus

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  • Pernis (bird) — Taxobox name = Pernis image width = 240px image caption = Honey Buzzard regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Falconiformes familia = Accipitridae genus = Pernis genus authority = Cuvier, 1816 subdivision ranks = species… …   Wikipedia

  • Pernis — noun a common European bird of prey; dull brown with white streaked underparts • Syn: ↑genus Pernis • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Accipitridae, ↑family Accipitridae • Member …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pernis apivorus — Honey Hon ey (h[u^]n [y^]), n. [OE. honi, huni, AS. hunig; akin to OS. honeg, D. & G. honig, OHG. honag, honang, Icel. hunang, Sw. h[*a]ning, Dan. honning, cf. Gr. ko nis dust, Skr. ka[.n]a grain.] 1. A sweet viscid fluid, esp. that collected by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pernis ptilorhyncha — Honey Hon ey (h[u^]n [y^]), n. [OE. honi, huni, AS. hunig; akin to OS. honeg, D. & G. honig, OHG. honag, honang, Icel. hunang, Sw. h[*a]ning, Dan. honning, cf. Gr. ko nis dust, Skr. ka[.n]a grain.] 1. A sweet viscid fluid, esp. that collected by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pernis apivorus — noun Old World hawk that feeds on bee larvae and small rodents and reptiles • Syn: ↑honey buzzard • Hypernyms: ↑hawk • Member Holonyms: ↑Pernis, ↑genus Pernis …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pernis — can refer to either:* Pernis (bird) , a genus of honey buzzards in the Perninae subfamily * Pernis (Netherlands), a village in the Netherlands now part of Rotterdam …   Wikipedia

  • Pernis apivorus — Buzzard Buz zard (b[u^]z z[ e]rd), n.[O.E. busard, bosard, F. busard, fr. buse, L. buteo, a kind of falcon or hawk.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A bird of prey of the Hawk family, belonging to the genus {Buteo} and related genera. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bird genus — noun a genus of birds • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑genus Protoavis, ↑genus Archaeopteryx, ↑genus Archeopteryx, ↑genus Sinornis, ↑genus Ibero mesornis, ↑gen …   Useful english dictionary

  • Crested Honey Buzzard — Male at Hodal in Faridabad District of Haryana, India. Conservation status …   Wikipedia

  • Oriental Honey Buzzard — Taxobox name = Oriental Honey Buzzard image caption = Male at Hodal in Faridabad District of Haryana, India. status = LC status system = iucn3.1 status ref = [IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=49313|title=Pernis… …   Wikipedia

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