Megadyptes
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
New Latin, mega- + Ancient Greek δύπτης (dúptēs, “diver”)
Proper noun[edit]
Megadyptes m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Spheniscidae – the yellow-eyed penguin and its extinct relative.
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; Sphenisciformes - order; Spheniscidae - family
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): Megadyptes antipodes, †Megadyptes waitaha
References[edit]
Megadyptes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Megadyptes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Megadyptes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
