Pandion
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named by French biologist Marie Jules César Savigny from Ancient Greek Πανδίων (Pandíōn), after Pandion II, a mythological king whose successor Nisos was said to have transformed into a sea-eagle.
Proper noun[edit]
Pandion m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Pandionidae – the osprey.
References[edit]
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
Further reading[edit]
Pandion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Pandion on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Pandion on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Πανδίων (Pandíōn).
Proper noun[edit]
Pandion