Mycteria (Noun)
Meaning
A genus of storks of the family Ciconiidae now including only the American wood ibis.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Mycteria americana is a rather large stork that is native to subtropical and tropical regions of the Americas.
- The American wood stork, classified as Mycteria americana, can grow up to a height of 33-45 inches and weigh up to 3.3-4.6 pounds.
- Mycteria species typically create nesting sites on exposed tree limbs and surrounding surfaces.
- During courtship, the male Mycteria presents materials such as sticks and other nesting materials to the female.
- Once listed as Mycteria, zoologists now use the term to describe only one member of this stork genus due to reclassifications and research on related species.