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Definition of Genus otis
1. Noun. Type genus of the Otididae: European bustard.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Otididae, Otididae
Member holonyms: Great Bustard, Otis Tarda
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Otis
Literary usage of Genus otis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Illustrations of British Ornithology by Prideaux John Selby (1833)
"In Britain we only possess two species, both belonging to the genus Otis.
genus otis, LINN. BUSTARD. GENERIC CHARACTERS. BILL of mean length, ..."
2. An introduction to the Birds of Australia by John Gould (1848)
"Genus OTIS. A country better adapted than Australia for the members of this genus
can scarcely be imagined, yet singularly enough only one species has yet ..."
3. Historical and Descriptive Account of British India, from the Most Remote by Hugh Murray, James Wilson, Robert Kaye Greville, Robert Jameson, Whitelaw Ainslie, William Rhind, William Wallace, Clarence Dalrymple (1832)
"The bustard tribe (genus Otis, Linn.) forms in some respects a connecting link
between the gallinaceous birds and those called ..."
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