Lophodytes
Appearance
Translingual
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Etymology
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Proper noun
[edit]Lophodytes m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus), of most of the US and temperate Canada.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae – clades; Carinatae – subclass; Neornithes – infraclass; Neognathae – parvclass; Anseriformes – order; Anatidae – family; Merginae – subfamily
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Lophodytes cucullatus (hooded merganser) – sole extant species
References
[edit]Lophodytes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lophodytes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Lophodytes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons