Definition of Genus Ciconia

1. Noun. Type genus of the Ciconiidae: European storks.

Exact synonyms: Ciconia
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Ciconiidae, Family Ciconiidae
Member holonyms: Ciconia Ciconia, White Stork, Black Stork, Ciconia Nigra

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Ciconia

genus Chrysemys
genus Chrysobalanus
genus Chrysochloris
genus Chrysolepis
genus Chrysolophus
genus Chrysophrys
genus Chrysophyllum
genus Chrysopsis
genus Chrysosplenium
genus Chrysothamnus
genus Chunga
genus Cibotium
genus Cicada
genus Cicer
genus Cichorium
genus Ciconia (current term)
genus Cicuta
genus Cimex
genus Cimicifuga
genus Cinchona
genus Cinclus
genus Cinnamomum
genus Circaea
genus Circaetus
genus Circus
genus Cirsium
genus Cistothorus
genus Cistus
genus Citellus
genus Citharichthys

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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