Aptenodytes
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + Ancient Greek πτηνός (ptēnós, “bird”) + Ancient Greek δῠ́της (dŭ́tēs, “diver”).
Proper noun
Aptenodytes m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Spheniscidae – great penguins.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Sphenisciformes – order; Spheniscidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Aptenodytes forsteri, Aptenodytes patagonicus, †Aptenodytes ridgeni - species
Derived terms
References
- Aptenodytes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Aptenodytes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Aptenodytes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN