Pteroclidae
Translingual
editEtymology
editPterocles + -idae, by irregular formation
Proper noun
editPteroclidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Pteroclidiformes – sandgrouse.
Usage notes
edit- Variously placed, in orders Ciconiiformes and Columbiformes, as well as in Pteroclidiformes (sister to Columbiformes)
Synonyms
edit- Pteroclididae - regular formation
Hypernyms
edit- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Columbiformes - order; Columbidae - family
Hyponyms
edit- (family): Pterocles - type genus; Nyctiperdix, Calopterocles, Syrrhaptes - other extant genera
References
edit- Pteroclidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Pteroclidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Pteroclidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons