Calonectris
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
New Latin, from Ancient Greek καλός (kalós, “beautiful”) + νηκτρίς (nēktrís, “swimmer”)
Proper noun[edit]
Calonectris f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Procellariidae – certain large shearwaters.
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): Calonectris diomedea, Calonectris edwardsii - species
References[edit]
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN