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Definition of Podargus

1. Noun. Type genus of the Podargidae.

Definition of Podargus

1. a type of bird [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Podargus

Literary usage of Podargus

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

1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1901)
"THROUGH the kindness of Mr. FA Lucas of the National Museum, a very fine alcoholic specimen of podargus recently came into my hands for the study of its ..."

2. An introduction to the Birds of Australia by John Gould (1848)
"Wedge-tailed Goatsucker, Lath. Gen. Hist., vol. vii. p. 368 ? podargus ... podargus brachypterus, Gould. podargus brachypterus, Gould in Proc. of Zool. ..."

3. List of the Specimens of Birds in the Collection of the British Museum by George Robert Gray (1848)
"The tawny-shouldered podargus podargus australis Steph. Gen. Zool. xiii. p. 92. ... podargus strigoides GR Gray, Ann. of Nat. Hist. (18 p. 194. ..."

4. Medals of the British navy and how they were won by William Henry Long (1895)
"There being a man on board the " podargus " acquainted with the place, Commander Robilliard volunteered to lead the attack, but the " podargus " ran aground ..."

5. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"podargus, Cuv. The form, colour, and habits of the Goatsuckers; but the beak is stouter, and there are neither membranes between the toes, nor is the middle ..."

6. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"podargus, CUV. The form, colour, and habits of the Goatsuckers; but the beak is stouter, and there are neither membranes between the toes, nor is the middle ..."

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