Genus Mycteria (Noun)
Meaning
A genus of storks of the family Ciconiidae now including only the American wood ibis.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Mycteria includes several species of large wading birds that were previously classified as storks.
- Several new Mycteria species have been described from fossil remains found in North America.
- The Mycteria genus now consists of the American wood stork and several other stork species.
- Once considered purely storks, the Mycteria genus has gone through significant reclassification over the years.
- Historically, Mycteria included several species which are still widely referred to as storks but are now known to be ibises.