Eudyptes
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek εὐ- (eu-, “good, well”) + δύπτης (dúptēs, “diver”)
Proper noun
Eudyptes m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Spheniscidae – crested 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): Eudyptes chrysolophus, Eudyptes moseleyi, Eudyptes pachyrhynchus, Eudyptes robustus, Eudyptes schlegeli, Eudyptes sclateri - genera
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
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