Calidris canutus
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]After Canute, a king of Denmark, England, Norway, and parts of Sweden, said to have enjoyed red knot as a delicacy.
Proper noun
[edit]- A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – red knot.
References
[edit]- Red knot on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Calidris canutus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Calidris canutus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN