Confuciusornis

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin Cōnfūcius (Confucius) +‎ -ornis (bird, from Ancient Greek ὄρνῑς (órnīs)). Coined by Chinese ornithologist and paleontologist Lianhai Hou, by Chinese paleontologist Zhou Zhonghe, by ornithologist Yucai Gu and by Chinese paleornithologist Jiangyong Zhang in 1995.

Etymology

Proper noun

Confuciusornis m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Confuciusornithidae – certain extinct primitive bids.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Arabic: طَائِر كُونْفُوشِيُوس (ṭāʔir kūnfūšiyūs) (calque)
  • Chinese: 孔子鳥 / 孔子鸟 (kǒngzǐniǎo) (calque)
    • Japanese: 孔子鳥 (kōshichō)
    • Korean: 공자새 (gongjasae)
  • Polish: konfuciuzornis
  • Russian: конфуциусо́рнис (konfuciusórnis)
  • Ukrainian: конфуціусо́рніс (konfuciusórnis)

See also