Phalaropus (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the Phalaropidae: phalaropes.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The phalaropus is a monotypic genus of wading birds, as only one species was recognized under the genus in modern times.
- Several past classifications have categorized the Red and Grey phalaropes as members of the phalaropus genus.
- Alternatively, taxonomists have chosen to group the northern phalaropes under a monotypic genus phalaropus.
- Historically, the phalaropus genus included the Red and Grey phalaropes, but they have since been reclassified.
- The phalaropus genus is now considered to be monotypic, consisting of only the Red phalarope.