Ponginae
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Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Ponginae
- A taxonomic subfamily within the family Hominidae – orangutans and extinct relatives.
- Synonym: Pongidae
Hypernyms
[edit]- (subfamily): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Primates - order; Haplorrhini - suborder; Simiiformes - infraorder; Catarrhini - parvorder; Hominoidea - superfamily; Hominidae - family
Hyponyms
[edit]- (subfamily): Pongo (genus)
- †Ankarapithecus, †Gigantopithecus, †Hispanopithecus, †Khoratpithecus, †Lufengpithecus, †Sivapithecus (extinct genera)
Further reading
[edit]Ponginae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ponginae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Pongo on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Pongo in Mammal Species of the World[1] at Bucknell.
- Ponginae at Paleobiology Database