Macronectes
Appearance
Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”) + νήκτης (nḗktēs, “swimmer”).
Proper noun
[edit]Macronectes m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Procellariidae – giant 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): Macronectes giganteus (southern giant petrel) - type species
References
[edit]- Macronectes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Macronectes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Macronectes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN