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genus Aramus

genus Aramus

9.9
A group of large brown wading birds with long bills that live in warm swampy places, including the limpkin
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : género Aramus
  • The genus Aramus includes the limpkin.

Examples

  • The distinctive call of birds from the genus Aramus can be heard in swampy regions.

  • Researchers studied the habitat of birds within the genus Aramus in Florida's wetlands.

  • The genus Aramus is represented by a single living species, the limpkin.

  • Birdwatchers often search for genus Aramus in wetlands.

  • Researchers studied the habitat of birds within the genus Aramus in Florida's wetlands.

  • The genus Aramus is represented by a single living species, the limpkin.

  • The distinctive call of birds from the genus Aramus can be heard in swampy regions.

Synonyms

Aramus
vsgenus Aramus
  • Specialized
9.9

A large brown bird with a long bill that wades in warm American marshes

has identical meaning but appears as a formal scientific label

Surface Forms

genus Aramus singular
genera Aramus plural

Morphology

genus + Aramus

The phrase is fully compositional: 'genus' names the taxonomic rank and 'Aramus' is the specific genus name, so a learner who knows both constituent meanings can directly infer that it refers to the genus called Aramus (the group including the limpkin). This is a literal, non-idiomatic scientific label following cross-linguistically common taxonomic naming conventions, so it will be transparent to B1 learners who know the words.

Etymology

Genus Aramus may come from people trying to copy the bird's sound. One popular idea is that the part Aramus copies the limpkin's loud, wailing 'call', so the name helps you remember this long-billed swamp bird.