Alcidae
Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Alcidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Charadriiformes – auks, murres, guillemots, auklets, puffins, and murrelets.
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Charadriiformes – order; Scolopaci - suborder
Hyponyms
- (family): Aethia, Alca, Alle, Brachyramphus, Cepphus, Cerorhinca, Fratercula, Ptychoramphus, Synthliboramphus, Uria – extant genera
References
- Auk on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Alcidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Alcidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN