Podicipedidae

Translingual

Etymology

Podiceps +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Podicipedidae

A taxonomic family within the order Podicipediformes – grebes.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neornithes - clade; Neognathae - infraclass; Podicipediformes - order

Hyponyms

(family): Aechmophorus, Podiceps, Podilymbus, Poliocephalus, Rollandia, Tachybaptus - genera

References

Podicipedidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Podicipedidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Podicipedidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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