Where does “Plotus melanogaster” come from?

Plotus melanogaster (Translingual) comes from Latin melanogaster, from Ancient Greek Μέλας, from Ancient Greek black.

Plotus melanogaster (Translingual): species

Definitions

  1. species

Ancestry of “Plotus melanogaster”, step by step

Plotus melanogaster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin melanogaster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmelanogasterhaving a black belly
2Ancient GreekΜέλαςdark in color; sometimes so dark as to lack color, black
3Ancient Greekblack—

via Translingual Plotus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPlotusfloater: "a former name of the genus" Anhinga
2LatinPlotusthe darter or snakebird
3Ancient Greekπλωτόςfloating; swimming
Every word from Ancient Greek black →Every word from Ancient Greek Μέλας →Every word from Latin melanogaster →