Megapodiidae
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
Megapodius + -idae
Proper noun edit
Megapodiidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Galliformes – the megapodes, that build mounds for their eggs.
Hypernyms edit
- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Galloanseri - superorder; Galliformes - order; Craci - suborder
Hyponyms edit
- (family): Aepypodius, Alectura, Eulipoa, Leipoa, Macrocephalon, Megapodius, Talegalla - genera
References edit
Megapodiidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Megapodiidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Megapodiidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
