Pterodroma
Translingual
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “feather, wing”) + δρόμος (drómos, “running; racetrack”); named for their speedy weaving flight.
Proper noun
editPterodroma f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Procellariidae – gadfly petrels.
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; Procellariiformes - order; Procellariidae - family
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): Pterodroma macroptera (great-winged petrel) - type species; Pterodroma alba, Pterodroma arminjoniana, Pterodroma atrata, Pterodroma axillaris, Pterodroma baraui, Pterodroma brevipes, Pterodroma cahow, Pterodroma cervicalis, Pterodroma cookii, Pterodroma defilippiana, Pterodroma externa, Pterodroma feae, Pterodroma hasitata, Pterodroma heraldica, Pterodroma hypoleuca, Pterodroma incerta, Pterodroma inexpectata, Pterodroma lessonii, Pterodroma leucoptera, Pterodroma longirostris, Pterodroma madeira, Pterodroma magentae, Pterodroma mollis, Pterodroma neglecta, Pterodroma nigripennis, Pterodroma occulta, Pterodroma phaeopygia, Pterodroma pycrofti, Pterodroma sandwichensis, Pterodroma solandri, Pterodroma ultima - other species
References
edit- Gadfly petrel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Pterodroma on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Pterodroma on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN