Ponginae

Translingual

Pongo abelii

Etymology

From Pongo +‎ -inae.

Proper noun

Ponginae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Hominidae – the orangutans and extinct relatives.

Hypernyms

(subfamily): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Primates - order; Haplorrhini - suborder; Simiiformes - infraorder; Catarrhini - parvorder; Hominoidea - superfamily; Hominidae - family

Hyponyms

(subfamily): Pongo (genus)
- †Ankarapithecus, †Gigantopithecus, †Hispanopithecus, †Khoratpithecus, †Lufengpithecus, †Sivapithecus (extinct genera)

Further reading

Ponginae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ponginae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Pongo on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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