Aptenodytes

Translingual

Aptenodytes forsteri

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “without”) πτηνο- (ptēno-, “feather or wing”) and δυτης (dutēs, “diver”).

Proper noun

Aptenodytes m

A taxonomic genus within the family Spheniscidae – great penguins.

Hypernyms

(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

(genus): Aptenodytes forsteri, Aptenodytes patagonicus, †Aptenodytes ridgeni - species

Derived terms

pygoscelid

References

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

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