Apterygidae

Translingual

Apteryx australis

Etymology

Apteryx +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Apterygidae

A taxonomic family within the order Apterygiformes – the kiwis.

Hypernyms

(family): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Palaeognathae - parvclass; Apterygiformes - order

Hyponyms

(family): Apteryx, †Proapteryx - genera

References

Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

Further reading

Apterygidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Apterygidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Apterygidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Apterygidae on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Apterygidae at the Catalogue of Life
Apterygidae at the Tree of Life Web Project
Apterygidae at Encyclopedia of Life
Apterygidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Apterygidae at Fossilworks

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