Definition of Genus Circaetus

1. Noun. Harrier eagles.

Exact synonyms: Circaetus
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Accipitridae, Family Accipitridae
Member holonyms: Harrier Eagle, Short-toed Eagle

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Circaetus

genus Chrysosplenium
genus Chrysothamnus
genus Chunga
genus Cibotium
genus Cicada
genus Cicer
genus Cichorium
genus Ciconia
genus Cicuta
genus Cimex
genus Cimicifuga
genus Cinchona
genus Cinclus
genus Cinnamomum
genus Circaea
genus Circaetus (current term)
genus Circus
genus Cirsium
genus Cistothorus
genus Cistus
genus Citellus
genus Citharichthys
genus Citroncirus
genus Citrullus
genus Citrus
genus Cladonia
genus Cladorhyncus
genus Cladrastis
genus Clangula
genus Clathrus

Literary usage of Genus Circaetus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"The species of the genus CIRCAETUS, Vieillot, Are in a manner intermediate between the Fisher-Eagles, the Ospreys and the Buzzards. ..."

2. Prodromus Faunæ Zeylanicæ: Being Contributions to the Zoology of Ceylon by Edward Frederic Kelaart, George Gardner, Walter Elliot, Edward Blyth, Edgar Leopold Layard (1852)
"GENUS. CIRCAETUS. Vieill. Bill moderate, culmen at the base straight, and much curved to the tip, which is hooked and acute, the lateral margins festooned; ..."

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