Megapodiidae

Translingual

Etymology

Megapodius +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Megapodiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Galliformes – the megapodes, that build mounds for their eggs.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Galloanseri - superorder; Galliformes - order; Craci - suborder

Hyponyms

(family): Aepypodius, Alectura, Eulipoa, Leipoa, Macrocephalon, Megapodius, Talegalla - genera

References

Megapodiidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Megapodiidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Megapodiidae 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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