Aptenodytes
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From the Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “without”) πτηνο- (ptēno-, “feather or wing”) and δυτης (dutēs, “diver”).
Proper noun edit
Aptenodytes m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Spheniscidae – great penguins.
Hypernyms edit
- (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 edit
- (genus): Aptenodytes forsteri, Aptenodytes patagonicus, †Aptenodytes ridgeni - species
Derived terms edit
References edit
Aptenodytes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Aptenodytes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Aptenodytes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
