Sphenisciformes

Translingual

Etymology

Spheniscus +‎ -iformes

Proper noun

Sphenisciformes

A taxonomic order within the subclass Neognathae – the penguins.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

(order): Spheniscidae - sole family

References

Sphenisciformes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Sphenisciformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Sphenisciformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521

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