Pachyptila

See also: pachyptila

Translingual

Etymology

A classical compound of the Ancient Greek πᾰχῠ́ς (pakhús) +‎ πτῐ́λον (ptílon) + the Latin -a. Compare Pachyptile, Pachyptilum, and Pachyptilus.

Proper noun

Pachyptila f

A taxonomic genus within the family Procellariidae – the prions.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Procellariiformes - order; Procellariidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Pachyptila turtur (fairy prion), Pachyptila belcheri (slender-billed prion), Pachyptila crassirostris (fulmar prion), Pachyptila vittata (broad-billed prion), Pachyptila desolata (Antarctic prion), Pachyptila salvini (Salvin's prion)

Descendants

English: pachyptile
French: Pachyptile
Italian: Pachittila
Spanish: Paquiptilo

References

Pachyptila on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pachyptila on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Pachyptila on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Pachyptila at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Pachyptila at Encyclopedia of Life
Pachyptila at World Register of Marine Species
Pachyptila on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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