Spheniscidae

Translingual

Etymology

Spheniscus +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Spheniscidae

A taxonomic family within the order Sphenisciformes – the penguins.

Hyponyms

(family): Aptenodytes, Eudyptes, Eudyptula, Megadyptes, Pygoscelis, Spheniscus - genera

References

Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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