Spheniscus
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek σφηνίσκος (sphēnískos, “small wedge”), diminutive of σφήν (sphḗn, “wedge”), after the shape of their wings.
Proper noun edit
Spheniscus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Spheniscidae – banded 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): Spheniscus demersus, Spheniscus humboldti, Spheniscus magellanicus, Spheniscus mendiculus - species
References edit
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN