Mareca

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Mareca f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – wigeons and similar species of dabbling ducks.

Usage notes

• The original genus of certain wigeons, now revived to include five species until recently included in Anas, sometimes as a subgenus Anas (Mareca).

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Anseriformes - order; Anatidae - family; Anatinae - subfamily; Anatini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Mareca americana (American wigeon), Mareca marecula (Amsterdam wigeon), Mareca falcata (falcated duck), Mareca penelope (Eurasian wigeon), Mareca sibilatrix (Chiloe wigeon), Mareca strepera (gadwall) - species

References

• Mareca on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mareca on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Mareca on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Mareca at National Center for Biotechnology Information