Spheniscus

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σφηνίσκος (sphēnískos, “small wedge”), diminutive of σφήν (sphḗn, “wedge”), after the shape of their wings.

Proper noun

Spheniscus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Spheniscidae – banded penguins.

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): Spheniscus demersus, Spheniscus humboldti, Spheniscus magellanicus, Spheniscus mendiculus - species

References

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

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