Fratercula

Translingual

Etymology

Latin fratercula (“little brother”)

Proper noun

Fratercula f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Alcidae – the puffins.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Charadriiformes - order; Alcae - suborder; Alcidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Fratercula arctica (Atlantic puffin), Fratercula cirrhata (tufted puffin), Fratercula corniculata (horned puffin) - species

See also

• Puffinus

References

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

Further reading

• Fratercula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Fratercula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Fratercula on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Fratercula at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Fratercula at the Catalogue of Life 
• Fratercula at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Fratercula at Paleobiology Database