Pteroclidae
Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pterocles + -idae, by irregular formation
Proper noun
[edit]Pteroclidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Pteroclidiformes – sandgrouse.
Usage notes
[edit]- Variously placed, in orders Ciconiiformes and Columbiformes, as well as in Pteroclidiformes (sister to Columbiformes)
Synonyms
[edit]- Pteroclididae - regular formation
Hypernyms
[edit]- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Columbiformes - order; Columbidae - family
Hyponyms
[edit]- (family): Pterocles - type genus; Nyctiperdix, Calopterocles, Syrrhaptes - other extant genera
References
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Pteroclidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Pteroclidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Pteroclidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
