Ponginae

Translingual

Pongo abelii

Etymology

From Pongo +‎ -inae.

Proper noun

Ponginae

1. A taxonomic subfamily within the family Hominidae – orangutans and extinct relatives.

   Synonym: Pongidae

Hypernyms

• (subfamily): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Primates - order; Haplorrhini - suborder; Simiiformes - infraorder; Catarrhini - parvorder; Hominoidea - superfamily; Hominidae - family

Hyponyms

• (subfamily): Pongo (genus)
  • †Ankarapithecus, †Gigantopithecus, †Hispanopithecus, †Khoratpithecus, †Lufengpithecus, †Sivapithecus (extinct genera)

Further reading

• Ponginae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ponginae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Pongo on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Pongo in Mammal Species of the World^[1] at Bucknell.
• Ponginae at Paleobiology Database