Genus Platalea (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the Plataleidae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The genus Platalea is represented by six species of spoonbills, medium-sized wading birds with spoon-shaped bills.
- Platalea is the type genus of the Plataleidae family, which includes several spoonbill species found around the world.
- The genus Platalea was first described by Carolus Linnaeus, a Swedish botanist, zoologist, and physician, in 1758.
- Several members of the genus Platalea are threatened with extinction due to habitat loss and human activities.
- Platalea species, characterized by their distinctive spoon-shaped bills, are part of the diverse ancestry of the genus within the family Plataleidae