- μακρή, ὁ δὲ καιρὸς ὀξύς, ἡ δὲ πεῖρα σφαλερή, ἡ δὲ κρίσις χαλεπή. Ho bíos
brakhús, hē dè tékhnē makrḗ, ho dè kairòs oxús, hē dè peîra sphalerḗ, hē dè krísis...
- of
seabirds from the
North Pacific.
Brachyramphus is from
Ancient Gr****
brakhus, "short", and rhamphos, "bill". In
English the
species are
named as "murrelets";...
-
colliculus brachy-
indicating 'short' or less
commonly 'little' Gr**** βραχύς (
brakhús), short, little,
shallow brachycephalic brady- slow Gr**** βραδύς (bradús)...
- of Good Hope. The
specific epithet brachyura is from the
Ancient Gr****
brakhus for "short" and -ouros for "-tailed".
There are five subspecies: C. b....
-
diminutive of kalandros, the
calandra lark, and
brachydactila is from
brakhus, "short", and daktulos, "toe". It
breeds in
southern Europe, north-west...
- brachionigraph, brachiorrhachidian,
brachiosaurus brachy-
short Gr**** βραχύς (
brakhús) amphibrach, brachistochrone, brachycephaly, brachydactyly, brachyury,...
- tree-dwelling bird
described by
Aristotle and others, and
brachydactyla comes from
brakhus, "short" and
dactulos "finger",
which refers, like the
English name, to...
-
brasiliensis All
pages with
titles containing Brasiliensis brachy- G βραχύς (
brakhús)
short Brazilian gold frog,
Brachycephalus didactylus All
pages with titles...
- the
North Pacific. The
genus name
Brachyramphus is from
Ancient Gr****
brakhus, "short", and rhamphos, "bill". The
species name
perdix is
Latin for "partridge"...
-
naturalist Thomas Horsfield in 1821. The word
comes from the
classical Gr****
brakhus mean "short" and
pterux meaning "wing". The
genus was
previously placed...
