Megadyptes
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, mega- + Ancient Greek δύπτης (dúptēs, “diver”)
Proper noun
Megadyptes m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Spheniscidae – the yellow-eyed penguin and its extinct relative.
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): Megadyptes antipodes, †Megadyptes waitaha
References
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
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