Falco berigora

Translingual

Etymology

The specific epithet is from a native Australian language, possibly *biraagaarra in a Sydney language, a possible cognate of Yuwaalayaay dialect of Gamilaraay biyaagaarr (brown falcon) [1]

Proper noun

Falco berigora m

  1. A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the brown falcon.

Hypernyms

References

  1. "Berigora: a word that clawed on — from where?", David Nash, Endangered Languages and Cultures, 20 January 2014 accessed 16 October, 2014
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