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Definition of Genus Ciconia
1. Noun. Type genus of the Ciconiidae: European storks.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Ciconiidae, Family Ciconiidae
Member holonyms: Ciconia Ciconia, White Stork, Black Stork, Ciconia Nigra
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Ciconia
Literary usage of Genus Ciconia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1838)
"... after giving the characters of the genus Ciconia, says, ' My readers will
observe that these generic characters are not applicable to all the species of ..."
2. The English Cyclopaedia by Charles Knight (1866)
"Mr. Selby, after giving the characters of the genus Ciconia, says, "My readers
will observe that these generic characters are not applicable to all the ..."
3. University of California Publications. Bulletin of the Department of by University of California (1868-1952) (1910)
"It was considered inadvisable to establish a new genus of stork, although the
species maltha, here referred to the genus Ciconia, is intermediate in the sum ..."
4. Illustrations of British Ornithology by Prideaux John Selby (1833)
"genus Ciconia. STORK. GENERIC CHARACTERS. Bill long, straight, strong, ...
generic characters are not applicable to all the species of the genus Ciconia of ..."
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