Spheniscidae
Translingual
Etymology
Spheniscus + -idae
Proper noun
Spheniscidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Sphenisciformes – penguins.
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Sphenisciformes – order
Hyponyms
- (family): Spheniscinae – sole extant subfamily
- Aptenodytes, Eudyptes, Eudyptula, Megadyptes, Pygoscelis, Spheniscus – extant genera
References
- Spheniscidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Spheniscidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Spheniscidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN