Puffinus

Translingual

Puffinus puffinus

Etymology

New Latin, from French puffin.

Proper noun

Puffinus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Procellariidae – several shearwaters.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Procellariiformes - order; Procellariidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Puffinus puffinus - type species; Puffinus pacificus, Puffinus bulleri, Puffinus griseus, Puffinus tenuirostris, Puffinus creatopus, Puffinus carneipes, Puffinus nativitatis, Puffinus yelkouan, Puffinus mauretanicus, Puffinus opisthomelas, Puffinus auricularis, Puffinus newelli, Puffinus gavia, Puffinus huttoni, Puffinus lherminieri, Puffinus persicus, Puffinus bailloni, Puffinus subalaris, Puffinus bannermani, Puffinus heinrothi, Puffinus assimilis, Puffinus baroli, Puffinus boydi - species

Derived terms

Puffinus gravis, now Ardenna gravis

References

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

Further reading

Puffinus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Puffinus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Puffinus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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