Cinclus aquaticus
- noun
- Specialized
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Cinclus aquaticus
- The Cinclus aquaticus is often seen diving into fast-flowing streams in the Alps.
Examples
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Unlike most songbirds, the Cinclus aquaticus is adapted to hunt underwater insects.
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Researchers observed a pair of Cinclus aquaticus building their nest under a stone bridge.
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The Cinclus aquaticus is often seen diving for food.
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Have you spotted a Cinclus aquaticus near the river?
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Researchers observed a pair of Cinclus aquaticus building their nest under a stone bridge.
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The Cinclus aquaticus is often seen diving into fast-flowing streams in the Alps.
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Unlike most songbirds, the Cinclus aquaticus is adapted to hunt underwater insects.
Synonyms
A small bird with a white throat that lives by rivers and dives for insects
A small strong bird that lives by fast streams and dives for insects
Surface Forms
Morphology
Cinclus + aquaticus
This is a binomial scientific name composed of a genus (Cinclus, ‘dippers’) plus a Latin adjective (aquaticus, ‘aquatic’), so the meaning ‘the aquatic/aquatic-dwelling Cinclus (dipper)’ is directly derivable from its parts. Scientific Latin names follow this transparent compositional pattern across languages, so a learner who knows both constituents would understand the referent.
Etymology
The scientific name Cinclus aquaticus comes from old words that picture the bird in water: Cinclus was used for small birds that 'dip' and aquaticus means 'of water'. That's why the name fits the European dipper, a bird that dives and lives by fast mountain streams.
