Megadyptes
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]New Latin, mega- + mul Ancient Greek δύπτης (dúptēs, “diver”)
Proper noun
[edit]Megadyptes m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Spheniscidae – the yellow-eyed penguin and its extinct relative.
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): Megadyptes antipodes, †Megadyptes waitaha
References
[edit]- Megadyptes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Megadyptes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Megadyptes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN