Aptenodytes
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “without”) πτηνο- (ptēno-, “feather or wing”) and δυτης (dutēs, “diver”).
Proper noun
[edit]Aptenodytes m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Spheniscidae – great penguins.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (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
[edit]- (genus): Aptenodytes forsteri, Aptenodytes patagonicus, †Aptenodytes ridgeni - species
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Aptenodytes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Aptenodytes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Aptenodytes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN